Sword of Once and Future
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Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
March of the Machine #265 · Illustrated by Joshua Cairos
March of the Machine #265 · Illustrated by Joshua CairosWhat is Sword of Once and Future worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from blue and from black.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, surveil 2. Then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Equip 
Format legality
All 4 printings of Sword of Once and Future
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 March of the Machine mom #265· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €3.46 · €5.31 foil | mythic | $5.27 | $5.37 | €3.46€5.31 foil | |
 March of the Machine mom #375· 2023Extended Artmythic· Cardmarket €3.92 · €4.39 foil | mythic | $5.73 | $6.87 | €3.92€4.39 foil | |
 March of the Machine Promos pmom #265p· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €3.02 · €2.69 foil | mythic | $4.99 | $5.44 | €3.02€2.69 foil | |
 March of the Machine Promos pmom #265s· 2023Promomythic· Cardmarket €5.68 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $8.50 | €5.68 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #4,878 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Surveil, Equip
- Artist
- Joshua Cairos
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the March of the Machine card (#265).
0265 · MOM · M · EN
- 0265Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MOMSet code for March of the Machine
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
April 14, 2023
You choose whether or not to cast the instant or sorcery card as the triggered ability resolves. If you do, you do so as part of the resolution of that ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored.
April 14, 2023
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the card.
April 14, 2023
If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.April 14, 2023
The card you cast may be one you just put into the graveyard with surveil or one already in the graveyard.
January 12, 2024
When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
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