---
name: "Boros Swiftblade"
mana_cost: "{R}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Double strike"]
set: "HOP"
set_name: "Planechase"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Doug Chaffee"
oracle_id: "377e4dad-866b-4e02-8c10-072bf7f000be"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/boros-swiftblade-hop"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Boros Swiftblade
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Double strike

## Oracle Text
Double strike

> *When the Boros Legion attacks, swiftblades enter the fray first. They pick off the archers and mages, softening the enemy front before the flame-kin and giants go in.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Iroas's Champion](/printing/iroass-champion-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Swiftblade Vindicator](/printing/swiftblade-vindicator-pfdn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Blade Historian](/printing/blade-historian-pstx.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Fencing Ace](/printing/fencing-ace-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Fireborn Knight](/printing/fireborn-knight-eld.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Hearthfire Hobgoblin](/printing/hearthfire-hobgoblin-mm2.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planechase (HOP) #82
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Doug Chaffee
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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