---
name: "Quietus Spike"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "220"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Brill"
oracle_id: "0ff0a309-9b4a-4f9e-9ea6-c4d07906ebec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/quietus-spike-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Quietus Spike
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature has deathtouch.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Equip {3}

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4. [Vorpal Sword](/printing/vorpal-sword-prm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #220
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Brill
- **Total Printings:** 50 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`