---
name: "Wall of Swords"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Defender"]
set: "2ED"
set_name: "Unlimited Edition"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "eb098958-50d3-4476-ba74-382033703ff9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-swords-2ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Wall of Swords
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying

> *Just as the evil ones approached to slay Justina, she cast a great spell, imbuing her weapons with her own life force. Thus she fulfilled the prophecy: "In the death of your savior will you find salvation."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Angelic Wall](/printing/angelic-wall-ody.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Air](/printing/wall-of-air-30a.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Thunder Wall](/printing/thunder-wall-ice.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of One Thousand Cuts](/printing/wall-of-one-thousand-cuts-j21.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Warded Battlements](/printing/warded-battlements-m21.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Faith](/printing/wall-of-faith-m10.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unlimited Edition (2ED) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 95 across all historical editions

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