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Dagger of the Worthy

Magic: The GatheringHour of Devastation#160

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Hour of DevastationHOU · #160
Card type
Artifact — Equipment
Rarity
Uncommon
Indicative price
0.02 € · ★ 0.22 € · 0.16 $ · ★ 0.23 $
Mana value
2
Colour
Colourless

Card text

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has afflict 1. (Whenever it becomes blocked, defending player loses 1 life.) Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Format legality

  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator
Tommy Arnold
Card language
English
Release date
2017-07-14

Rulings

Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.

Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.

If a creature has multiple instances of afflict, each triggers separately.

If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.

If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.

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