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Mage Slayer

Card Name

Mage Slayer

Mana Cost

1

Type

Artifact – Equipment

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Whenever equipped creature attacks, it deals damage equal to its power to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.Equip
3

Flavor Text

"When the wielder is strong enough, any sword will do." —Kresh the Bloodbraided

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(5/1/2009)
This ability triggers and resolves in the declare attackers step. The creature will still deal its combat damage as normal later on during the combat phase.
(5/1/2009)
When the equipped creature attacks, the first ability will trigger. When that ability resolves, that creature will deal damage equal to its power to player or planeswalker it's attacking, even if Mage Slayer has left the battlefield or is equipping a different creature by that time.