---
name: "Drach'Nyen"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Echo of the First Murder", "Equip", "Daemon Sword"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Artur Nakhodkin"
oracle_id: "aaf4a72b-9606-4d8c-a286-fbce4aa08f97"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drachnyen-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Drach'Nyen
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Echo of the First Murder, Equip, Daemon Sword

## Oracle Text
Echo of the First Murder — When Drach'Nyen enters, exile up to one target creature.
Daemon Sword — Equipped creature has menace and gets +X/+0, where X is the exiled card's power.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blade of the Oni](/printing/blade-of-the-oni-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Equipment Demon
2. [Draugr's Helm](/printing/draugrs-helm-khm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Killer's Mask](/printing/killers-mask-dsk.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Phantom Blade](/printing/phantom-blade-acr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [HYDRA Disintegrator](/printing/hydra-disintegrator-msc.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Unscythe, Killer of Kings](/printing/unscythe-killer-of-kings-arb.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #117
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Artur Nakhodkin
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`