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Scytheclaw

Card Name

Scytheclaw

Mana Cost

5

Type

Artifact – Equipment

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)Equipped creature gets +1/+1.Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.Equip
3

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless

Rulings

(11/4/2015)
Scytheclaw's triggered ability triggers and resolves after combat damage is dealt. For example, if the Germ token deals 1 combat damage to a player with 10 life, combat damage will reduce that player's life total to 9. Then Scytheclaw's ability will cause the player to lose 5 life, leaving the player at 4.