---
name: "Dagger of the Worthy"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "160"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tommy Arnold"
oracle_id: "459d7385-11b9-4f81-a6c1-0a77d163a0e5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dagger-of-the-worthy-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dagger of the Worthy
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has afflict 1. (Whenever it becomes blocked, defending player loses 1 life.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dúnedain Blade](/printing/dúnedain-blade-ltr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Spare Dagger](/printing/spare-dagger-afr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Barrow-Blade](/printing/barrow-blade-ltr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Blight Sickle](/printing/blight-sickle-plst.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Hedron Blade](/printing/hedron-blade-bfz.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Dead-Iron Sledge](/printing/dead-iron-sledge-mrd.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #160
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tommy Arnold
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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