Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound (DKA #147)
Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound is a mythic printing from Dark Ascension (DKA #147), a Legendary Artifact — Equipment // Legendary Creature — Demon. Illustrated by Eric Deschamps.
Card text
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
When equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, unattach Elbrus, then transform it.
Equip {1}
Withengar Unbound
Legendary Creature — Demon
Flying, intimidate, trample (A creature with intimidate can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Whenever a player loses the game, put thirteen +1/+1 counters on Withengar Unbound.
Details
| Type | Legendary Artifact — Equipment // Legendary Creature — Demon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Dark Ascension (DKA) |
| Collector number | 147 |
| Artist | Eric Deschamps |
| Released | 2012-02-03 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $6.67, foil $12.58 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- January 22, 2011 — The "legend rule" checks only for permanents with exactly the same name. Elbrus, the Binding Blade and Withengar Unbound can be on the battlefield at the same time without either going to its owner's graveyard.
- January 22, 2011 — Elbrus will transform even if you are unable to unattach it (most likely because the equipped creature died).
- January 22, 2011 — Withengar's triggered ability will trigger no matter how a player loses the game: due to a state-based action (as a result of having a life total of 0 or less, trying to draw a card from an empty library, or having ten poison counters), a spell or ability that says that player loses the game, a concession, or a game loss awarded by a judge.
- January 22, 2011 — In a multiplayer game using the limited range of influence option (such as a Grand Melee game), if a spell or ability says that you win the game, it instead causes all of your opponents within your range of influence to lose the game. This is another way by which Withengar's ability can trigger.
Other printings of Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound:
- Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound (PLST #DKA-147)
- Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound (V17 #8)
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