---
name: "Gimli's Axe"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "581"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pablo Mendoza"
oracle_id: "773b40b1-72f0-48a0-b210-2afa5df5485e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gimlis-axe-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gimli's Axe
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +3/+0.
As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Warlord's Axe](/printing/warlords-axe-m11.md) — Artifact — Equipment
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #581
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pablo Mendoza
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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