---
name: "Runechanter's Pike"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "231"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "2efea460-c3e1-4578-a587-134e13bdf264"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/runechanters-pike-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Runechanter's Pike
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature has first strike and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.
Equip {2}

> *As sharp as its bearer's words of faith.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Glamdring](/printing/glamdring-ltr.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
2. [Sharpened Pitchfork](/printing/sharpened-pitchfork-ddq.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Quick-Draw Katana](/printing/quick-draw-katana-fdn.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Jousting Lance](/printing/jousting-lance-j22.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Sparring Collar](/printing/sparring-collar-5dn.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Quick-Draw Dagger](/printing/quick-draw-dagger-snc.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #231
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 28 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`