Sword of Light and Shadow Price
11 printings · 8 sets · first printed 2004
Sword of Light and Shadow has been printed 11 times across 8 sets, first in 2004 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Assassin's Creed #262 at $9.81, while the most expensive is Kaladesh Inventions #30 at $110.26 — about 11× more. The median across 9 priced printings is $12.92. The cheapest non-foil copy is Assassin's Creed #100 at $10.83. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like Assassin's Creed, Double Masters.
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Every Sword of Light and Shadow Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed #262 (M) Foil Cheapest | 2024 | $9.81 | — |
| Assassin's Creed #100 (M) | 2024 | $10.83 | $4.00 |
| Darksteel #149 (R) | 2004 | $12.52 | $8.50 |
| Double Masters #298 (M) | 2020 | $12.75 | $9.00 foil |
| Modern Masters #217 (M) | 2013 | $12.92 | $6.75 |
| Assassin's Creed #125 (M) | 2024 | $15.67 | $10.50 |
| Double Masters #366 (M) | 2020 | $27.11 | $16.50 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2012 #7 (R) Foil | 2012 | $28.91 | $19.50 foil |
| Kaladesh Inventions #30 (S) Foil | 2016 | $110.26 | $80.00 foil |
| Arena Anthology 1 #14 (M) | 2025 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #82852 (M) | 2020 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Equip
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 11 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsIf you choose a target creature card in your graveyard and that card is an illegal target by the time the triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't gain 3 life. If you don't choose a target at all, you just gain 3 life.
The triggered ability can target a creature card that was put into your graveyard as a result of state-based actions immediately after the combat damage that caused the ability to trigger.