---
name: "Ashnod's Battle Gear"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "4ED"
set_name: "Fourth Edition"
collector_number: "296"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "b5a390fd-2864-4481-84b4-41e8fac91a80"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ashnods-battle-gear-4ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ashnod's Battle Gear
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
{2}, {T}: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.

> *This invention shows why Ashnod was feared by her troops as well as her foes.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tawnos's Weaponry](/printing/tawnoss-weaponry-atq.md) — Artifact
2. [Flowstone Armor](/printing/flowstone-armor-nem.md) — Artifact
3. [Zelyon Sword](/printing/zelyon-sword-fem.md) — Artifact
4. [Spirit Shield](/printing/spirit-shield-fem.md) — Artifact
5. [Endoskeleton](/printing/endoskeleton-plst.md) — Artifact
6. [Deserter's Quarters](/printing/deserters-quarters-jou.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition (4ED) #296
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`