---
name: "Swords to Plowshares"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PTC"
set_name: "Pro Tour Collector Set"
collector_number: "ml52"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jeff A. Menges"
oracle_id: "b1544f21-7e98-461b-aed5-e748b0168c52"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Swords to Plowshares
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
2. [Last Breath](/printing/last-breath-2x2.md) — Instant
3. [Lay Down Arms](/printing/lay-down-arms-bro.md) — Sorcery
4. [Path of Peace](/printing/path-of-peace-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Misfortune's Gain](/printing/misfortunes-gain-me3.md) — Sorcery
6. [Vraska's Contempt](/printing/vraskas-contempt-pxln.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ml52
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jeff A. Menges
- **Total Printings:** 335 across all historical editions

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