---
name: "Sword of the Animist"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "616"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "d79cbc61-6c15-48ea-bbba-3cffb819ccba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sword-of-the-animist-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sword of the Animist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip {2}

> *The blade glows only for Zendikar's chosen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus](/printing/bitterthorn-nissas-animus-soc.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
2. [Sword of the Meek](/printing/sword-of-the-meek-2xm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Sword of Hearth and Home](/printing/sword-of-hearth-and-home-prm.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Stoneforge Mystic](/printing/stoneforge-mystic-spg.md) — Creature — Kor Artificer
5. [Blackblade Reforged](/printing/blackblade-reforged-dmc.md) — Legendary Artifact — Equipment
6. [Short Sword](/printing/short-sword-m21.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #616
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **Total Printings:** 66 across all historical editions

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