One, Borg Evolved 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
Artifact creatures you control have flying, double strike, vigilance, menace, lifelink, and ward.
Complete guide
One, Borg Evolved is a formidable legendary artifact creature that turns your mechanical army into an unstoppable force. By granting a massive suite of keywords to your artifact creatures, it ensures your board presence is both terrifying to block and difficult to remove.
The Ultimate Buff
One, Borg Evolved provides a static ability that affects all artifact creatures you control, including itself since it is an artifact creature. It grants a total of six keywords: flying, double strike, vigilance, menace, lifelink, and ward {2}. This turns even the smallest thopter into a significant threat that provides life swing and protection.
Step-by-Step Resolution
1. One, Borg Evolved enters the battlefield. 2. Its static ability immediately applies to all artifact creatures you currently control. 3. If a creature you control is an artifact, it gains the keywords; if it loses the artifact type, it loses the bonuses. 4. If an opponent targets one of your artifact creatures, the Ward {2} ability triggers, requiring them to pay an additional {2} or have their spell or ability countered.
Common Mistakes
The most common oversight is forgetting that One, Borg Evolved is an artifact creature itself, meaning it gains all the keywords it provides to others. Additionally, remember that menace requires at least two creatures to block an affected attacker; if your opponent only has one flier, they cannot block your artifact creatures at all.
When to Play It
Cast One, Borg Evolved when you have established a board of artifact creatures or when you need a singular, powerful finisher. Because it grants ward {2} to your entire mechanical team, it is best played when you want to tax your opponent's removal spells while simultaneously pressuring their life total with double strike and lifelink.
Interaction examples
Sun TitanIf you have an effect that turns Sun Titan into an artifact (such as an artifact type-changing spell), One, Borg Evolved will grant it all the keywords. Sun Titan already has vigilance, but now it also gains flying and menace to ensure its attack triggers more safely, while double strike and lifelink significantly increase the impact of its 6/6 stats.
Hullbreaker HorrorNormally, Hullbreaker Horror is a non-artifact creature and receives no bonuses. However, if Hullbreaker Horror becomes an artifact, One, Borg Evolved grants it Ward {2}. This stacks with the Horror's innate ability to bounce spells, making it nearly impossible for opponents to successfully resolve a removal spell against it.
On its own, One, Borg Evolved is a 5/5 creature with flying, double strike, vigilance, menace, lifelink, and ward {2}. In combat, it deals 5 damage during the first-strike step and another 5 during the normal damage step. Because of lifelink, this results in a 10-point life swing in your favor every time it attacks unblocked.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : One, Borg Evolved
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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