---
name: "Sigil of Distinction"
mana_cost: "{X}"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "219"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "3aa3526b-bd06-417f-af29-5a9ff0844923"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sigil-of-distinction-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sigil of Distinction
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
This Equipment enters with X charge counters on it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on this Equipment.
Equip—Remove a charge counter from this Equipment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Banshee's Blade](/printing/banshees-blade-mrd.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Mace of the Valiant](/printing/mace-of-the-valiant-j25.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Excalibur II](/printing/excalibur-ii-pfin.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
4. [Opaline Bracers](/printing/opaline-bracers-5dn.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Sigil of Valor](/printing/sigil-of-valor-brr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Gavel of the Righteous](/printing/gavel-of-the-righteous-pncc.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #219
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`