Meteor Sword
Artifact — Equipment
When this Equipment enters, destroy target permanent.
Equipped creature gets +3/+3.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #10324
Meteor Sword lands a free Shatter on entry — permanent artifact destruction stapled to an Equipment, no mana cost required. The catch is the equip cost and the fact that it only draws a card when the equipped creature deals combat damage, so it earns its slot in decks that actually plan to swing, not just hold shields. Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms synergizes directly with the repeated equip and combat-damage triggers that make Meteor Sword pull its weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms rewards suiting up and attacking, which is exactly the loop Meteor Sword enables — free artifact removal on entry and a card draw trigger every time the equipped creature connects, compounding value across multiple combat steps.
Sokka and Suki
Sokka and Suki care about equipping and combat, so Meteor Sword fits cleanly into the engine: the enters-the-battlefield Shatter clears blockers or problem artifacts, and the damage trigger feeds the card advantage the deck needs to keep the battlefield stocked.
Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
Ratonhnhaké꞉ton wants cheap, impactful Equipment that turns attacks into card advantage, and Meteor Sword delivers both a removal trigger on cast and an upside every time the commander connects.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Meteor Sword is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats outside Commander have little interest in a three-mana Equipment with a conditional draw trigger — efficient threats and interaction set a higher bar. Commander is the natural home: 100-card singletons inflate artifact density, the free Shatter is relevant almost every game, and the card draw trigger adds up fast on a commander that attacks consistently. In Oathbreaker it follows the same logic at a smaller table, where a resolved Equipment with built-in removal has more breathing room to generate value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Meteor Sword sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought. Bulk rares rarely climb unless demand spikes hard, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec, and slot it in freely.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
- Sokka and Suki
- Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.