---
name: "Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip", "Living weapon"]
set: "MOC"
set_name: "March of the Machine Commander"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Titus Lunter"
oracle_id: "5a57fba3-01e3-4852-8c45-7c910502bd03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bitterthorn-nissas-animus-moc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip, Living weapon

## Oracle Text
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {3}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sword of the Animist](/printing/sword-of-the-animist-cmm.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
2. [Flayer Husk](/printing/flayer-husk-2xm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Batterbone](/printing/batterbone-j21.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Lashwrithe](/printing/lashwrithe-nph.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Sickleslicer](/printing/sickleslicer-2xm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Cranial Ram](/printing/cranial-ram-mh3.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #132
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Titus Lunter
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`