---
name: "Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Connive"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "116"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lordigan"
oracle_id: "2f15abe7-54aa-40ed-a15d-5b827f1c3923"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swordsman-sharp-scoundrel-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Connive

## Oracle Text
Whenever another Villain you control enters, attach up to one target Equipment you control to target creature you control.
Whenever an equipped creature you control attacks, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

> *„Mit der Klinge kann mir niemand das Wasser reichen!"*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #116
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lordigan
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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