Ashnod's Battle Gear
~$0.20 low · ~$4.42 high
Colorless. Artifact
Fourth Edition #296 · Illustrated by Mark Poole
Fourth Edition #296 · Illustrated by Mark PooleWhat is Ashnod's Battle Gear worth?
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Oracle text
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
, 
: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
This horrid invention clearly illustrates why Mishra's lieutenant was feared as much by her troops as by her foes.
Format legality
All 5 printings of Ashnod's Battle Gear
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Renaissance ren #104· 1995Frenchuncommon· Cardmarket €0.18 | uncommon | $3.00 | €0.18 | |
 Rinascimento rin #102· 1995Italianuncommon· Cardmarket €0.74 | uncommon | $1.00 | €0.74 | |
No image yet Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border 4bb #296· 1995Spanishuncommon· Cardmarket €1.03 | uncommon | — | €1.03 | |
 Fourth Edition 4ed #296· 1995uncommon· Cardmarket €0.27 | uncommon | $0.20 | €0.27 | |
 Antiquities atq #39· 1994uncommon· Cardmarket €2.61 | uncommon | $4.42 | €2.61 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #30,524 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Mark Poole
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fourth Edition card (#296).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Ashnod's Battle Gear, read from the Fourth Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Ashnod's Battle Gear. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Mark Poole. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Fourth Edition has no set symbol: core sets before Sixth Edition had none.
- Artist
- Mark Poole, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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