---
name: "Sting, the Glinting Dagger"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "250"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nino Is"
oracle_id: "973c49a1-8425-40b9-8bdc-2c2434222314"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sting-the-glinting-dagger-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sting, the Glinting Dagger
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has haste.
At the beginning of each combat, untap equipped creature.
Equipped creature has first strike as long as it's blocking or blocked by a Goblin or Orc.
Equip {2}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sting, Bilbo's Sword](/printing/sting-bilbos-sword-hob.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
2. [Quick-Draw Dagger](/printing/quick-draw-dagger-snc.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Glamdring](/printing/glamdring-ltr.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
4. [Quick-Draw Katana](/printing/quick-draw-katana-fdn.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Hidden Footblade](/printing/hidden-footblade-acr.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Jousting Lance](/printing/jousting-lance-j22.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #250
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nino Is
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`