Celestial Sword
Artifact
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: Target creature you control gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Its controller sacrifices it at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition IV
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30153
Celestial Sword gives a creature +3/+3 and first strike until end of turn — relevant numbers — but the catch is that you must sacrifice it if the creature's controller doesn't pay 5 life, handing your opponent a veto on the effect. That conditional clause makes Celestial Sword nearly unplayable in any competitive context: your opponent will almost always pay, or won't, at the worst possible moment for you.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Celestial Sword is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean good. In Commander, the life-payment clause is a political liability — any opponent at the table can pay 5 life and deny you the equipment's effect entirely, making it unreliable as both a combat trick and a finisher. Legacy and Vintage have far stronger equipment options and no tolerance for three-mana do-nothings that opponents can neutralize for free. Celestial Sword is a curiosity, not a staple, in every format where it's legal.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Celestial Sword isn't currently available, but as a low-demand card with negligible competitive play, copies typically show up in bulk bins or cheap lots. Unless you're completing a collection, there's no urgency — supply is not going anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.