Buster Sword

Final Fantasy (FIN) #255 · Mythic · Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {3}

Equipped creature gets +3/+2.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then you may cast a spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to that damage without paying its mana cost.
Equip {2}

Illustrated by Douzen · Released June 13, 2025

Prices

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: up $5.31 USD (12.1%) to $49.06 USD; low $43.75 USD, high $53.82 USD.

Printings

  1. Final Fantasy #255 (this printing) · Mythic · 2025 · $49.06 USD
  2. Final Fantasy #351 (FIN) · Mythic · 2025 · $114.78 USD
  3. Final Fantasy Promos #255s (PFIN) · Mythic · 2025 · $109.10 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2025-06-06 · wotc — If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
  2. 2025-06-06 · wotc — If a spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  3. 2025-06-06 · wotc — You choose whether to cast a spell from among the cards in your hand as Buster Sword's middle ability resolves. You can't wait to cast one later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's types are ignored.

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