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Oathkeeper's second ability checks whether the card's creature type is Samurai, not whether the creature was a Samurai when it left the battlefield.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #265
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
chk·#265·rare·foil
Illus. Arnie Swekel
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Oct '04
22 yr ago
Value
$37.84+$5 (+15.5%)
30 days high $37 · low $32
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€17.12USD$36.84TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,547 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control if it's a Samurai card.
When Oathkeeper is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile equipped creature.
Equip {2}
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Arnie Swekel
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