Dúnedain Blade
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip Human 
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #16156
Dúnedain Blade is a one-mana Equipment that grants +2/+1 and first strike, a stat line that punches above its cost in aggressive creature builds. It's a bulk-rare overperformer — no setup, no hoops, just immediate board presence for free equip on a Human or Ranger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dúnedain Blade earns a slot in Aragorn-tribal or Ranger-matters builds where the free equip clause fires consistently, turning it into a free +2/+1 and first strike anthem for your key creatures. In Pauper it's legal but faces stiff competition from cheaper or more flexible Equipment at common, so it's fringe at best. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to ignore it entirely — the formats simply don't need one-mana Equipment that doesn't generate card advantage. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander logic: if your signature spell or planeswalker strategy leans on combat creatures with Human or Ranger synergy, Dúnedain Blade is worth the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Dúnedain Blade sits firmly in bulk territory, making it a zero-risk pickup for any deck that can use it. Don't expect the price to move — it's a casual-play card with a narrow tribal application, and supply will keep it cheap indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.