---
name: "Short Sword"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "236"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Severin Brassell"
oracle_id: "e842a4e5-ea0b-43ae-9ed8-93e30f4e7b8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/short-sword-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Short Sword
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

> *「有时候，殉道者与英雄的差别就在于一把剑。」
～西赛船长，《回忆录》***

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Honed Khopesh](/printing/honed-khopesh-akh.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Shuko](/printing/shuko-bok.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Bronze Sword](/printing/bronze-sword-thb.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Veteran's Sidearm](/printing/veterans-sidearm-ori.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Utility Knife](/printing/utility-knife-znr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Short Bow](/printing/short-bow-blb.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #236
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Severin Brassell
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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