{"product_id":"sword-of-body-and-mind","title":"Sword of Body and Mind (Original Sketch)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSword of Body and Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is a three-mana Artifact – Equipment first printed in \u003cem\u003eScars of Mirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), that can be equipped for (2), and gives the equipped creature +2\/+2 and protection from green and blue. Whenever the equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you create a 2\/2 green Wolf creature token and that player mills ten cards. In Commander \/ EDH, it’s a staple among swords fans, Voltron decks, and sometimes mill-themed decks. This card is played because of its token creation ability – the 2\/2 Wolf helps build a board presence even if the equipped creature is removed next turn. The protection it gives is also very relevant, since it avoids green fight effects, bounce spells, green and blue blockers, and green removal spells. Milling 10 cards is massive in EDH, and often fuels graveyard strategies (your own or political targets). It fits perfectly into any “Sword tribal” package with \u003cem\u003eStoneforge Mystic, Ardenn, Akiri, Wyleth\u003c\/em\u003e, etc. The most common EDH deck types it appears in are Voltron Commanders (e.g. Scram, Senior Edificer, Wyleth, Soul of Steel, Sigarda, Host of Herons), Equipment-focused “Sword Tribal” lists, Token decks – and in Mill or self-mill decks that benefit from large graveyards. During \u003cem\u003eScars of Mirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e Standard (2010-2011), \u003cem\u003eSword of Body and Mind\u003c\/em\u003e was playable, but not dominant. It saw play in Caw-Blade lists before \u003cem\u003eStoneforge Mystic\u003c\/em\u003e locked into \u003cem\u003eSword of Feast and Famine\u003c\/em\u003e as the main equipment. It also showed up in U\/W Control and sometimes blue tempo decks. In early Modern (2011-2013), this card was played in decks like Bant midrange, Faeries (sideboard), and \u003cem\u003eStoneforge Mystic\u003c\/em\u003e builds. In Limited (\u003cem\u003eScars of Mirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e Draft \/ Sealed), it was an unbeatable bomb in most games because +2\/+2 and evasive protections were enormous in artifact-heavy Limited – and making a free 2\/2 Wolf every combat damage snowballed out of control fast. Today, it’s not played in Modern or Legacy competitive play. \u003cem\u003eSword of Body and Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762029097005,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Sword_of_Body_and_Mind_Original_Sketch_front_a.jpg?v=1775812909","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/sword-of-body-and-mind","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}