---
name: "Damocles Base, Sword of Kang"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Vehicle"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying", "Crew"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anthony Devine"
oracle_id: "544c9ad2-86f9-483e-a53c-f64c8602c393"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/damocles-base-sword-of-kang-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying, Crew

## Oracle Text
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever Damocles Base deals combat damage to a player, that player faces a villainous choice — They sacrifice a nontoken creature of their choice, or they lose 2 life and you draw two cards.
Crew 3

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tomb Blade](/printing/tomb-blade-40k.md) — Artifact Creature — Necron
2. [Emissary of Despair](/printing/emissary-of-despair-dst.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Skysovereign, Consul Flagship](/printing/skysovereign-consul-flagship-kld.md) — Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
4. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Witch-king of Angmar](/printing/witch-king-of-angmar-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble
6. [Archon of Cruelty](/printing/archon-of-cruelty-dsc.md) — Creature — Archon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #42
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anthony Devine
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`