Sword of the Ages

Divine Intervention and Tournament Issues

New • 10 Mar 2020 • Asked by tbjanowski • 35 Comments

Divine Intervention was only banned from August 1994 till October 1999. Same time frame as Mirror Universe and Underworld Dreams, one of which was recently reprinted in Standard the other that while not able to be reprinted has had similar effects printed. There were some real special cards on that list like Ali from Cairo, Sword of the Ages and Dingus Egg. So saying a card was banned as one point in time is really not a relevant argument for it being unfun.

I didn’t say it was unfun. I said it caused problems in tournaments. That said, I do believe drawing games is not particularly fun. That just wasn’t what I argued.
Ali from Cairo Bannings Card Frames Dingus Egg Divine Intervention Egg Format Legality Mirror Universe Reprints Standard Sword of the Ages Underworld Dreams

Sword Trivia

New • 24 Jun 2018 • Asked by lordnyeguyofscience • 42 Comments

Hey Mark, my birthday was on the 17th, but I'm guessing the ask was lost. Is there any trivia about swords in MTG you have for us? I've alway wanted to make a sword themed deck... Thanks so much!

While Alpha references swords in the card Swords from Plowshares, Magic didn’t get an actual sword until Legend’s Sword of the Ages almost a year later. Happy Birthday!
Alpha Birthday Sword of the Ages

Artifact Design Philosophy

New • 04 Feb 2015 • Asked by xybridgame • 25 Comments

In your perfect world, would older "weapons" such as Sword of the Ages and Sword of the Chosen have been designed as equipment, or is there still a place for non-equipment artifact weapons in Magic?

Weapons your creatures use would be equipment while weapons you use would be general artifacts.
Artifacts Creatures Equipment Sword of the Ages Sword of the Chosen

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