Magic: The Gathering · promo
Swords to Plowshares
Media and Collaboration Promos · #2026-4 · rare · 1995
Instant
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Market reference
$52.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 2026-4 / 99
- Release year
- 1995
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Billy Christian
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- foil
- Promo types
- mediainsert · universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2026-04-14
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Removal
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Competitive performance
From real Legacy tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 18% of decks
- 3.7 copies on average · 10 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
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in 80% of decks · 8 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Billy Christian
This card was illustrated by Billy Christian.
About this card
Mana cost: {W}
Type: Instant
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
""Power. Such an ephemeral commodity—hard to gain, easy to lose. And I once thought I understood it. What vanity.""
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (foil) | $52.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €58.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swords to Plowshares is real?
Swords to Plowshares is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Swords to Plowshares worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swords to Plowshares is $52.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Swords to Plowshares from?
Swords to Plowshares is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Media and Collaboration Promos" in the promo series, released in 1995.
What rarity is Swords to Plowshares?
Swords to Plowshares is a rare card in the Media and Collaboration Promos set.
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