Blackblade Reforged is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control. Equip legendary creatureEquip
Complete guide
Blackblade Reforged is a legendary equipment that channels the power of your domain into a single devastating strike. It rewards players who focus on building their mana base, turning even the humblest legendary hero into a massive threat. Whether you are leading a commander deck or a land-heavy strategy, this blade is a game-changer.
Harnessing the Land
Blackblade Reforged provides a static buff to the equipped creature based on the number of lands you control. This count includes all lands on your side of the battlefield, regardless of whether they are basic or non-basic. The power and toughness bonus updates dynamically; if you play a land, the creature gets stronger immediately, and if a land is destroyed, the bonus decreases.
Two Paths to Equipment
This card features two distinct equip abilities. The first is a specialized 'Equip legendary creature' for {3}, which is significantly cheaper. The second is a standard 'Equip' for {7}, allowing you to attach it to any creature you control. You choose which ability to activate based on the target creature's types and your available mana. Note that both abilities can only be activated at sorcery speed.
Timing and Rulings
When using the cheaper {3} equip cost, the game checks if the target is legendary at two specific times: when you activate the ability and when it resolves. If the creature loses its legendary status after the ability resolves, the Blackblade Reforged remains attached. However, if the creature is no longer legendary by the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability will fail and the equipment will stay where it was.
Strategy: When to Forge
Because the equip cost for non-legendary creatures is so high at {7}, this card is most efficient in decks featuring a Legendary creature as a win condition. It is an excellent late-game top-deck because its impact scales with your land count, often providing +8/+8 or more in the closing turns of a match.
Interaction examples
Sol RingWith a Sol Ring on the battlefield, you can tap it to add {C}{C}. This provides two-thirds of the mana required to activate the 'Equip legendary creature' ability of Blackblade Reforged, allowing you to suit up your commander as early as turn two or three if you have additional mana sources.
Arcane SignetIf you are playing a multi-color deck, Arcane Signet ensures you have the correct colors to cast your legendary creatures. Once your legend is on the field, you can use the mana from Arcane Signet toward the {3} equip cost. As you continue to play lands to fix your mana, Blackblade Reforged will continue to increase the power of the creature it is attached to.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Blackblade Reforged
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
"Equip [quality] creature" is a variant of the equip keyword. "Equip [quality] creature [cost]" means "[Cost]: Attach this Equipment to target [quality] creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery."
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Whether the target creature is legendary is checked only as Blackblade Reforged's first equip ability is activated and as that ability resolves. If the creature somehow becomes nonlegendary later, Blackblade Reforged remains attached to it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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