Sword of Once and Future
MOMMarch of the Machine/#265/2023Mythic
MV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$5.99
Cardmarket€2.84
ManaPool$3.98
TCGplayer$5.16
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.50
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $5.99High $6.99Low $5.49▲ 9.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$5.16TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 6.2%30d▼ 0.6%90d▲ 8.9%
90d high
$5.24
90d low
$4.47
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$4.90
March of the Machine Promos
- Down 0.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from blue and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, surveil 2. Then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Equip
Keywords
SurveilEquip
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc12 Jan 2024
When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
wotc14 Apr 2023
The card you cast may be one you just put into the graveyard with surveil or one already in the graveyard.
wotc14 Apr 2023
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc14 Apr 2023
You choose whether or not to cast the instant or sorcery card as the triggered ability resolves. If you do, you do so as part of the resolution of that ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored.
wotc14 Apr 2023
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.
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About this card
Sword of Once and Future
Sword of Once and Future is an Artifact — Equipment, with mana cost {3} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $5.16 (down 0.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sword of Once and Future FAQ
How much is Sword of Once and Future worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sword of Once and Future is $5.16. It is down 0.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $4.47 to $5.24.
What is the cheapest printing of Sword of Once and Future?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from March of the Machine Promos at $4.90 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Sword of Once and Future?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from March of the Machine Promos at $9.18 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Sword of Once and Future are there?
Sword of Once and Future has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Sword of Once and Future first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MOM #265, released 2023-04-21.
Is there a foil version of Sword of Once and Future?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $5.36 versus $5.16 for nonfoil, which is 4% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Sword of Once and Future legal in Commander?
Yes, Sword of Once and Future is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Sword of Once and Future legal in Modern?
Yes, Sword of Once and Future is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.