Illustrated by Greg Smallwood
Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Swords to Plowshares
MSC #143 · Jun 26, 2026
- Type
- Instant
- Mana cost
- W
- Mana value
- 1
- Rarity
- uncommon
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
"Gotta get that corn planted before the world ends again." —Clint Barton
Swords to Plowshares is an uncommon Instant from Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC #143).
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Format legality
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
Card notes: Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares is a {W} instant that exiles target creature; its controller gains life equal to the creature's power. The ruling says to use the creature's power from when it was last on the battlefield to determine the life gained. Scryfall lists it as legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, and Timeless, with Historic banned. It has 102 printings, and EDHREC lists it in 2,990,054 of 4,894,812 decks it could fit.
- Swords to Plowshares is an Instant. Source
- Its mana cost is {W}. Source
- Its rules text begins: "Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power." Source
- Scryfall lists it as legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Timeless. Banned or restricted: Historic (banned). Source
- Ruling dated 2022-12-08: Use the power of the creature from when it was last on the battlefield to determine how much life is gained. Source
- Scryfall lists 102 printings of this card. Source
- EDHREC lists this card in 2,990,054 of 4,894,812 decks it could fit. Source
- On EDHREC, Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is one of its top commanders (39,871 of 58,928 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Edgar Markov is one of its top commanders (35,556 of 52,557 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Giada, Font of Hope is one of its top commanders (32,733 of 39,240 decks). Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Swords to Plowshares includes Path to Exile. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Swords to Plowshares includes Farseek. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Swords to Plowshares includes Counterspell. Source
Other printings of Swords to Plowshares
Also printed in Midnight Hunt Commander (mic-94), Strixhaven Mystical Archive (sta-10), Strixhaven Mystical Archive (sta-73).
