Zelyon Sword
Artifact
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
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: Target creature gets +2/+0 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.79
- EDHREC rank
- #29783
Zelyon Sword turns any equipped creature into a two-hit clock by doubling its power and granting flying, and it does it for two mana to cast and two to equip. At four total mana for that kind of damage amplification, it's a genuine threat-multiplier, not filler Equipment.
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 |
Commander is where Zelyon Sword earns its slot — voltron commanders that already lean on Equipment, or any general that wants to convert a single creature into a fast kill, get immediate mileage from the power-doubling effect. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but neither format wants a four-mana investment across two turns for a non-protective Equipment when the competition is Umezawa's Jitte and Sword of Fire and Ice. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander logic: if your planeswalker is attacking or you're running an aggressive signature spell package, Zelyon Sword accelerates the clock meaningfully.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.79 bulk tier
At $0.79, Zelyon Sword sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it a low-risk pickup for any Equipment-focused Commander build. Bulk rares with narrow applications tend to stay in this range unless a flagship commander breaks out and drives demand, so don't expect movement — just buy it if you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.