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Mage Slayer

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Artifact
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Equipment

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Rules
Whenever equipped creature attacks, it deals damage equal to its power to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
Equip
Power
Toughness
Color Identity
Rarity
Uncommon
Number
57
Artist
Lars Grant-West
Language
English
(EN)
Expansion
Alara Reborn
Rulings
This ability triggers and resolves in the declare attackers step. The creature will still deal its combat damage as normal later on during the combat phase.
2009-05-01
When the equipped creature attacks, the first ability will trigger. When that ability resolves, that creature will deal damage equal to its power to player or planeswalker it's attacking, even if Mage Slayer has left the battlefield or is equipping a different creature by that time.
2009-05-01
"When the wielder is strong enough, any sword will do." —Kresh the Bloodbraided