Art by Lordigan

Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel

Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain

Whenever another Villain you control enters, attach up to one target Equipment you control to target creature you control. Whenever an equipped creature you control attacks, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

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Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

23%

Instant

Sorcery

Artifact

28%

Enchantment

Land

35%

Average Mana Curve

14%

31%

25%

17%

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Most Played With Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel (164)

Sol Ring

81% of decks · $1.38

Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary

59% of decks · $0.23

Swordsman's Steel

59% of decks · $12.89

Citizen V, Helmut Zemo

57% of decks · $0.34

Swiftfoot Boots

57% of decks

Construct a Cosmic Cube

54% of decks · $0.25

Visions of Villainy

53% of decks · $0.16

Ronin, Shadow Stalker

52% of decks · $0.14

Baron Helmut Zemo

51% of decks · $0.26

Arcane Signet

51% of decks · $0.49

Blackblade Reforged

48% of decks · $3.26

Adaptive Omnitool

47% of decks · $1.37

Super-Adaptoid

46% of decks · $0.25

Doctor Doom

45% of decks · $2.27

The Masters of Evil

45% of decks · $0.14

M.O.D.O.K.

43% of decks · $3.77

Vorpal Sword

42% of decks · $2.65

Changeling Outcast

41% of decks · $2.38

Leyline Axe

41% of decks · $5.70

Lethal Scheme

40% of decks · $0.27

Endless Ranks of HYDRA

40% of decks · $0.25

Masterwork of Ingenuity

40% of decks · $1.44

Thunderbolts Conspiracy

40% of decks · $0.25

The Frightful Four

37% of decks · $0.26

M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect

37% of decks · $3.48

Basilisk Collar

37% of decks · $3.74

Infernal Grasp

36% of decks · $0.33

Dark Ritual

35% of decks · $7.19

Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus

35% of decks · $5.57

Skullclamp

35% of decks · $5.21

Feed the Swarm

34% of decks · $0.24

Mask of Griselbrand

34% of decks · $0.97

Black Market Connections

34% of decks · $10.47

Ultron, Artificial Malevolence

33% of decks · $7.08

Cranial Plating

33% of decks · $0.39

Shadowspear

33% of decks · $30.19

Withering Torment

31% of decks · $1.58

Agents of HYDRA

30% of decks · $0.12

Commander's Plate

30% of decks · $38.74

Monument to Endurance

30% of decks · $17.01

Doom Reigns Supreme

30% of decks · $0.30

Viper, Cruel Conspirator

29% of decks · $0.30

Radioactive Man

29% of decks · $0.28

Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire

28% of decks · $0.16

Genji Glove

28% of decks · $8.21

Patchwork Banner

28% of decks · $2.79

Nettlecyst

27% of decks · $4.26

Sword of Vengeance

27% of decks · $1.48

Stolen Stark Tech

27% of decks · $0.15

MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

25% of decks · $0.29

Mask of Memory

25% of decks · $0.41

Common Crook

24% of decks · $0.19

Morlun, Devourer of Spiders

24% of decks · $0.33

Songbird, Sonic Screamer

24% of decks · $0.25

Minotaur, Roxxon CEO

24% of decks · $0.38

Thanos, Death's Consort

24% of decks · $2.05

Deadly Dispute

24% of decks · $0.26

Sword of Fire and Ice

24% of decks · $46.27

Lightning Greaves

24% of decks · $4.00

Ultron the Annihilator

23% of decks · $20.04

Red Room Recruit

23% of decks · $0.11

Toxic Deluge

23% of decks · $5.17

23% of decks · $2.74

Currency Converter

23% of decks · $0.24

Robot Domination

23% of decks · $0.16

Criminal Enterprise

23% of decks · $0.28

Archfiend of Ifnir

22% of decks · $0.36

Venom, Eddie Brock

22% of decks · $15.65

Elektra, Daughter of the Hand

22% of decks · $0.33

Boomerang, Blade Flinger

22% of decks · $0.26

Jet Medallion

22% of decks · $14.56

Deadly Rollick

20% of decks · $28.68

Fell the Profane

20% of decks

Night's Whisper

20% of decks · $6.25

Reanimate

20% of decks · $10.11

Kindred Dominance

20% of decks · $4.94

Lashwrithe

20% of decks · $0.67

Sword of Hearth and Home

20% of decks · $16.58

Excalibur, Sword of Eden

20% of decks · $18.28

Mind Stone

20% of decks

Klaw, Master of Sound

19% of decks · $0.24

Bloodline Bidding

19% of decks · $2.93

Nightmare Lash

19% of decks · $8.12

Loxodon Warhammer

18% of decks · $2.58

Hammer of Nazahn

18% of decks · $14.35

The Soul Stone

18% of decks · $84.20

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

17% of decks · $0.29

Ultron's Auxiliary

17% of decks · $1.00

Villainous Wrath

17% of decks · $0.76

Helm of the Host

17% of decks · $5.15

Hero's Blade

17% of decks · $0.29

Buster Sword

17% of decks · $53.37

Containment Construct

16% of decks · $0.34

Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic

16% of decks · $0.13

Sword of Light and Shadow

16% of decks · $12.71

Kaldra Compleat

16% of decks · $10.01

Captain America's Shield

16% of decks · $1.51

Relic of Legends

16% of decks · $0.80

Blade of the Oni

14% of decks · $1.09

Boggart Trawler

14% of decks

Scorpion, Seething Striker

14% of decks · $0.26

Roxxon Brutes

14% of decks · $0.12

Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent

14% of decks · $0.26

Victimize

14% of decks · $1.34

Too Evil to Stay Dead

14% of decks · $0.18

Trailblazer's Boots

14% of decks · $3.56

Explorer's Scope

14% of decks · $0.17

Sword of Feast and Famine

14% of decks · $42.15

Cloak of the Bat

14% of decks · $0.30

Stalactite Dagger

14% of decks · $0.27

Foot Chopper

14% of decks · $0.30

Voltaic Whip

14% of decks · $0.28

Universal Automaton

13% of decks · $0.65

Go for the Throat

13% of decks · $0.62

Rogue's Gloves

13% of decks · $0.93

Herald's Horn

13% of decks · $5.82

Vibranium Strike Gauntlets

13% of decks · $0.61

Fellwar Stone

13% of decks

Graveshifter

12% of decks · $0.24

White Widow, Yelena Belova

12% of decks · $0.72

Malakir Rebirth

12% of decks

The Spot's Portal

12% of decks · $0.30

Call to the Netherworld

12% of decks · $0.44

Crippling Fear

12% of decks · $3.42

Gisa's Favorite Shovel

12% of decks · $22.86

Charcoal Diamond

12% of decks · $0.35

Metallic Mimic

11% of decks · $1.37

HYDRA Troopers

11% of decks · $0.13

Decoy Ploy

11% of decks · $0.14

Cryptcaller Chariot

11% of decks · $0.40

Batterbone

11% of decks · $0.25

Haunted Cloak

11% of decks · $0.35

Age of Ultron

11% of decks · $0.30

Merciless Enforcers

10% of decks · $0.13

Black Cat, Cunning Thief

10% of decks · $0.77

A.I.M. Synthoids

10% of decks · $0.13

Doom Blade

10% of decks · $0.24

Archenemy's Charm

10% of decks · $1.09

Agadeem's Awakening

10% of decks

Decorum Dissertation

10% of decks · $5.28

Solemn Simulacrum

8% of decks · $0.34

Brass Squire

8% of decks · $1.20

Vampiric Tutor

8% of decks · $54.45

Tragic Slip

8% of decks · $0.26

Firdoch Core

8% of decks · $0.28

Species Specialist

7% of decks · $10.42

Crypt Ghast

7% of decks · $18.07

Hagra Mauling

7% of decks

Darkness

7% of decks · $23.79

Blood Money

7% of decks · $2.72

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Beacon of Unrest

7% of decks · $0.32

The Aetherspark

7% of decks · $20.17

Phyrexian Reclamation

7% of decks · $2.86

Feast of Sanity

7% of decks · $0.25

Animate Dead

7% of decks · $7.00

Shoot the Sheriff

6% of decks · $0.98

Defile

6% of decks · $1.32

Battle-Rage Blessing

6% of decks · $0.27

Dark Withering

6% of decks · $0.24

Monumental Corruption

6% of decks · $0.40

Damnation

6% of decks · $21.01

Thran Dynamo

6% of decks · $4.43

Arc Reactor

6% of decks · $0.70

New Cards

Long-Lost Lances

27% of decks · $2.36

Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver

24% of decks · $8.93

My Precious

17% of decks

Lich's Relic

13% of decks · $1.20

Crude Bent Blade

10% of decks · $0.13

Creatures (50)

Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary

59% of decks · $0.23

Citizen V, Helmut Zemo

57% of decks · $0.34

Ronin, Shadow Stalker

52% of decks · $0.14

Baron Helmut Zemo

51% of decks · $0.26

Super-Adaptoid

46% of decks · $0.25

Doctor Doom

45% of decks · $2.27

The Masters of Evil

45% of decks · $0.14

M.O.D.O.K.

43% of decks · $3.77

Changeling Outcast

41% of decks · $2.38

The Frightful Four

37% of decks · $0.26

M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect

37% of decks · $3.48

Ultron, Artificial Malevolence

33% of decks · $7.08

Agents of HYDRA

30% of decks · $0.12

Viper, Cruel Conspirator

29% of decks · $0.30

Radioactive Man

29% of decks · $0.28

Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire

28% of decks · $0.16

MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

25% of decks · $0.29

Common Crook

24% of decks · $0.19

Morlun, Devourer of Spiders

24% of decks · $0.33

Songbird, Sonic Screamer

24% of decks · $0.25

Minotaur, Roxxon CEO

24% of decks · $0.38

Thanos, Death's Consort

24% of decks · $2.05

Ultron the Annihilator

23% of decks · $20.04

Red Room Recruit

23% of decks · $0.11

Archfiend of Ifnir

22% of decks · $0.36

Venom, Eddie Brock

22% of decks · $15.65

Elektra, Daughter of the Hand

22% of decks · $0.33

Boomerang, Blade Flinger

22% of decks · $0.26

Klaw, Master of Sound

19% of decks · $0.24

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

17% of decks · $0.29

Ultron's Auxiliary

17% of decks · $1.00

Containment Construct

16% of decks · $0.34

Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic

16% of decks · $0.13

Blade of the Oni

14% of decks · $1.09

Boggart Trawler

14% of decks

Scorpion, Seething Striker

14% of decks · $0.26

Roxxon Brutes

14% of decks · $0.12

Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent

14% of decks · $0.26

Universal Automaton

13% of decks · $0.65

Graveshifter

12% of decks · $0.24

White Widow, Yelena Belova

12% of decks · $0.72

Metallic Mimic

11% of decks · $1.37

HYDRA Troopers

11% of decks · $0.13

Merciless Enforcers

10% of decks · $0.13

Black Cat, Cunning Thief

10% of decks · $0.77

A.I.M. Synthoids

10% of decks · $0.13

Solemn Simulacrum

8% of decks · $0.34

Brass Squire

8% of decks · $1.20

Species Specialist

7% of decks · $10.42

Crypt Ghast

7% of decks · $18.07

Instants (22)

Visions of Villainy

53% of decks · $0.16

Lethal Scheme

40% of decks · $0.27

Infernal Grasp

36% of decks · $0.33

Dark Ritual

35% of decks · $7.19

Withering Torment

31% of decks · $1.58

Deadly Dispute

24% of decks · $0.26

Deadly Rollick

20% of decks · $28.68

Fell the Profane

20% of decks

Go for the Throat

13% of decks · $0.62

Malakir Rebirth

12% of decks

The Spot's Portal

12% of decks · $0.30

Decoy Ploy

11% of decks · $0.14

Doom Blade

10% of decks · $0.24

Archenemy's Charm

10% of decks · $1.09

Vampiric Tutor

8% of decks · $54.45

Tragic Slip

8% of decks · $0.26

Hagra Mauling

7% of decks

Darkness

7% of decks · $23.79

Shoot the Sheriff

6% of decks · $0.98

Defile

6% of decks · $1.32

Battle-Rage Blessing

6% of decks · $0.27

Dark Withering

6% of decks · $0.24

Sorceries (20)

Endless Ranks of HYDRA

40% of decks · $0.25

Feed the Swarm

34% of decks · $0.24

Toxic Deluge

23% of decks · $5.17

23% of decks · $2.74

Night's Whisper

20% of decks · $6.25

Reanimate

20% of decks · $10.11

Kindred Dominance

20% of decks · $4.94

Bloodline Bidding

19% of decks · $2.93

Villainous Wrath

17% of decks · $0.76

Victimize

14% of decks · $1.34

Too Evil to Stay Dead

14% of decks · $0.18

Call to the Netherworld

12% of decks · $0.44

Crippling Fear

12% of decks · $3.42

Agadeem's Awakening

10% of decks

Decorum Dissertation

10% of decks · $5.28

Blood Money

7% of decks · $2.72

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Beacon of Unrest

7% of decks · $0.32

Monumental Corruption

6% of decks · $0.40

Damnation

6% of decks · $21.01

Utility Artifacts (50)

Swordsman's Steel

59% of decks · $12.89

Swiftfoot Boots

57% of decks

Blackblade Reforged

48% of decks · $3.26

Adaptive Omnitool

47% of decks · $1.37

Vorpal Sword

42% of decks · $2.65

Leyline Axe

41% of decks · $5.70

Masterwork of Ingenuity

40% of decks · $1.44

Basilisk Collar

37% of decks · $3.74

Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus

35% of decks · $5.57

Skullclamp

35% of decks · $5.21

Mask of Griselbrand

34% of decks · $0.97

Cranial Plating

33% of decks · $0.39

Shadowspear

33% of decks · $30.19

Commander's Plate

30% of decks · $38.74

Monument to Endurance

30% of decks · $17.01

Genji Glove

28% of decks · $8.21

Nettlecyst

27% of decks · $4.26

Sword of Vengeance

27% of decks · $1.48

Stolen Stark Tech

27% of decks · $0.15

Mask of Memory

25% of decks · $0.41

Sword of Fire and Ice

24% of decks · $46.27

Lightning Greaves

24% of decks · $4.00

Currency Converter

23% of decks · $0.24

Jet Medallion

22% of decks · $14.56

Lashwrithe

20% of decks · $0.67

Sword of Hearth and Home

20% of decks · $16.58

Excalibur, Sword of Eden

20% of decks · $18.28

Nightmare Lash

19% of decks · $8.12

Loxodon Warhammer

18% of decks · $2.58

Hammer of Nazahn

18% of decks · $14.35

Helm of the Host

17% of decks · $5.15

Hero's Blade

17% of decks · $0.29

Buster Sword

17% of decks · $53.37

Sword of Light and Shadow

16% of decks · $12.71

Kaldra Compleat

16% of decks · $10.01

Captain America's Shield

16% of decks · $1.51

Trailblazer's Boots

14% of decks · $3.56

Explorer's Scope

14% of decks · $0.17

Sword of Feast and Famine

14% of decks · $42.15

Cloak of the Bat

14% of decks · $0.30

Stalactite Dagger

14% of decks · $0.27

Foot Chopper

14% of decks · $0.30

Voltaic Whip

14% of decks · $0.28

Rogue's Gloves

13% of decks · $0.93

Herald's Horn

13% of decks · $5.82

Vibranium Strike Gauntlets

13% of decks · $0.61

Gisa's Favorite Shovel

12% of decks · $22.86

Cryptcaller Chariot

11% of decks · $0.40

Batterbone

11% of decks · $0.25

Haunted Cloak

11% of decks · $0.35

Mana Artifacts (12)

Sol Ring

81% of decks · $1.38

Arcane Signet

51% of decks · $0.49

Patchwork Banner

28% of decks · $2.79

Mind Stone

20% of decks

The Soul Stone

18% of decks · $84.20

Relic of Legends

16% of decks · $0.80

Fellwar Stone

13% of decks

Charcoal Diamond

12% of decks · $0.35

Firdoch Core

8% of decks · $0.28

The Aetherspark

7% of decks · $20.17

Thran Dynamo

6% of decks · $4.43

Arc Reactor

6% of decks · $0.70

Enchantments (10)

Construct a Cosmic Cube

54% of decks · $0.25

Thunderbolts Conspiracy

40% of decks · $0.25

Black Market Connections

34% of decks · $10.47

Doom Reigns Supreme

30% of decks · $0.30

Robot Domination

23% of decks · $0.16

Criminal Enterprise

23% of decks · $0.28

Age of Ultron

11% of decks · $0.30

Phyrexian Reclamation

7% of decks · $2.86

Feast of Sanity

7% of decks · $0.25

Animate Dead

7% of decks · $7.00

Utility Lands (26)

Bojuka Bog

40% of decks

Buried Ruin

39% of decks

Cabal Coffers

36% of decks

Rogue's Passage

33% of decks

War Room

28% of decks

Secret Tunnel

22% of decks

Spymaster's Vault

20% of decks

Reliquary Tower

19% of decks

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

19% of decks

Witch's Cottage

17% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

16% of decks

Temple of the False God

16% of decks

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

14% of decks

Cabal Stronghold

14% of decks

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

13% of decks

Urza's Saga

12% of decks

Barren Moor

11% of decks

Crypt of Agadeem

10% of decks

Inventors' Fair

10% of decks

Three Tree City

8% of decks

Witch's Clinic

7% of decks

Vault of Whispers

7% of decks

Memorial to Folly

7% of decks

Castle Locthwain

7% of decks

Drownyard Temple

7% of decks

Dragon-Cursed Halls

6% of decks

Lands (12)

Swamp

98% of decks

Villainous Hideout

48% of decks

Path of Ancestry

28% of decks

Fell the Profane

20% of decks

Myriad Landscape

20% of decks

Castle Doom

16% of decks

Boggart Trawler

14% of decks

Malakir Rebirth

12% of decks

Agadeem's Awakening

10% of decks

Daily Bugle Building

8% of decks

Hagra Mauling

7% of decks

Demolition Field

6% of decks

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