---
name: "Tempered Steel"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "BRC"
set_name: "The Brothers' War Commander"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "e220138c-5fc6-487d-9fa9-f21b2fb1f12c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tempered-steel-brc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tempered Steel
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.

> *"Death shall prevail as long as our will falls to rust. May necessity anneal our resolve."
—Ghalma the Shaper*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A Tale for the Ages](/printing/a-tale-for-the-ages-pwoe.md) — Enchantment
2. [Steel Overseer](/printing/steel-overseer-pm20.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Mirran Mettle](/printing/mirran-mettle-mbs.md) — Instant
4. [Sacred Armory](/printing/sacred-armory-m15.md) — Artifact
5. [Leonin Sun Standard](/printing/leonin-sun-standard-mrd.md) — Artifact
6. [Ghalma's Warden](/printing/ghalmas-warden-som.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #76
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 24 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`