Sword of Sinew and Steel
MH1Modern Horizons/#228/2019Mythic
MV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$9.99
Cardmarket€6.85
ManaPool$6.25
TCGplayer$9.44
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$6.00
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $9.99High $9.99Low $7.49▲ 25.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$9.44TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▼ 8.6%30d▼ 6.9%90d▼ 13.1%
90d high
$10.93
90d low
$9.44
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$2.52
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material
- Down 6.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 14% below its 90 day high of $10.93.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 141% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from black and from red.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target planeswalker and up to one target artifact.
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Keywords
Equip
Card capabilities
ArtifactProtection
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (1)
wotc14 Jun 2019
Protection from a color means that the equipped creature can't be blocked by creatures of that color, can't be the target of spells of that color or abilities from sources of that color, can't be enchanted or equipped by Auras or Equipment of that color, and all damage that sources of that color would deal to it is prevented. Nothing other than these events is prevented or illegal.
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About this card
Sword of Sinew and Steel
Sword of Sinew and Steel is an Artifact — Equipment, with mana cost {3} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $9.44 (down 6.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sword of Sinew and Steel FAQ
How much is Sword of Sinew and Steel worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sword of Sinew and Steel is $9.44. It is down 6.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $9.44 to $10.93.
What is the cheapest printing of Sword of Sinew and Steel?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material at $2.52 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Sword of Sinew and Steel?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts at $9.84 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Sword of Sinew and Steel are there?
Sword of Sinew and Steel has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Sword of Sinew and Steel first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MH1 #228, released 2019-06-14.
What is the newest printing of Sword of Sinew and Steel?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PZA #18, released 2026-03-06.
Is there a foil version of Sword of Sinew and Steel?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $22.78 versus $9.44 for nonfoil, which is 141% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Sword of Sinew and Steel legal in Commander?
Yes, Sword of Sinew and Steel is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.