Quick-Draw Katana

Foundations #130

Quick-Draw Katana - Foundations

Type: Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {2}

Card text: During your turn, equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Rarity: common

Artist: Paolo Parente

""Draw swiftly, strike cleanly, and sheathe before the ground tastes blood." —Munetsugu Takeno, *Way of the Samurai*"

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.15 USD · $0.24 USD (Foil) · €0.04 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Quick-Draw Katana in Foundations limited

common

Courageous Goblin
Courageous Goblin
Creature — Goblin

Quick-Draw Katana gives it first strike during your turn, and it gains menace when you control a 4+ power creature, making it hard to block.

 Axgard Cavalry
Axgard Cavalry
Creature — Dwarf Berserker

Can grant haste to creatures you equip with Katana, letting them attack and benefit from the first strike bonus immediately.

 Fanatical Firebrand
Fanatical Firebrand
Creature — Goblin Pirate

Haste lets it attack immediately with Katana's first strike bonus, dealing 3 damage before blockers can respond.

 Inspiring Paladin
Inspiring Paladin
Creature — Human Knight

Already has first strike during your turn, and Katana's +2/+0 makes it a 5/3 first striker that can dominate combat.

uncommon

Ruby, Daring Tracker
Ruby, Daring Tracker
Legendary Creature — Human Scout

Haste enables immediate attacks with Katana's first strike, and Ruby grows larger when you control 4+ power creatures.

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