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Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Creatures you control that are enchanted or equipped have double strike.
At the beginning of each combat, you may attach target Aura or Equipment attached to a creature you control to target creature you control.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
Kaldheim Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#2348
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Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms card art
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms puts a free Equipment or Aura on every creature that deals combat damage and bounces your own gear as a backup plan — all on a 4/4 with double strike for four mana. The backside as an Equipment is the bonus: it grants a second Halvar's ability and returns equipped creatures to hand on death, making it nearly impossible to permanently remove your attacker. In Equipment shells running Puresteel Paladin and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, this card is never a dead draw.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

40.9% of decks · synergy 0.37

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary tutors Equipment directly onto the battlefield, and Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms gives every subsequent attack a free re-equip trigger — each swing lets Cloud move a sword to the next threat without paying equip costs again.

02
Nahiri, Forged in Fury

Nahiri, Forged in Fury

38.5% of decks · synergy 0.33

Nahiri, Forged in Fury rewards you for stacking Equipment on a single attacker, and Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms turns every hit into a free equip for the next creature in line, keeping the chain moving without burning mana.

03
Galea, Kindler of Hope

Galea, Kindler of Hope

32.7% of decks · synergy 0.32

Galea, Kindler of Hope lets you cast Equipment and Auras off the top for free, and Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms's combat trigger means every successful attack redistributes that pile of gear automatically — the two abilities together generate enormous tempo.

04
Ratonhnhaké꞉ton

Ratonhnhaké꞉ton

32.8% of decks · synergy 0.31

Ratonhnhaké꞉ton wants to attack repeatedly with a well-equipped creature, and Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms ensures each hit moves a piece of Equipment to the next attacker for free, removing the mana tax that usually slows Equipment decks down.

05
Captain America, First Avenger

Captain America, First Avenger

32.2% of decks · synergy 0.30

Captain America, First Avenger creates tokens and triggers on attacks, and Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms turns each of those swings into a free equip step — letting a wide board share powerful Equipment across turns without spending additional mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms earns its slot in any white Equipment or Voltron build — the front face accelerates the whole engine by eliminating equip costs on every hit, and the modal-DFC flexibility means you're never stuck with a legendary creature you can't cast as your second copy. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe play in white Aggro and Equipment shells where the four-mana front face is occasionally too slow but the Sword backside provides a relevant death-prevention effect. Legacy has enough redundancy and speed that Halvar rarely competes for a slot, but it's not unplayable in fringe white Stompy builds. Across formats, the card's ceiling is squarely in Commander, where multi-combat and attack-trigger synergies make the free-equip clause devastating across a long game.

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms isn't available at the moment, so check current listings on TCGPlayer or Cardhoarder before buying. Given its strong representation in Cloud, Midgar Mercenary and Nahiri, Forged in Fury builds — both among the most-built Equipment commanders — demand has historically kept it off the bulk rare floor.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.