Basilisk Collar
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact — Equipment
Oracle Text:
Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Foundations
Price ( USD): $3.56
USD: $3.56 · EUR: €3.17
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Character Background
Basilisk Collar is a deceptively cheap Equipment that turns any chump into a removal engine and a life bank: for one mana and a two-mana equip it gives deathtouch and lifelink, letting a 1/1 or token reliably trade up while putting life on your side. Thematically, its name evokes a basilisk's lethal bite and the collar's vampiric clutch. It best supports midrange/value and tempo plans by converting combat into sustained card advantage—remove opposing threats while gaining life to stabilize—yet also has a place in aggressive decks that want to close races. Build to exploit its strengths: slot it into equipment or token strategies, pair it with trample or double-strike attackers (deathtouch clears blockers with minimal assigned damage; double strike doubles lifegain), or include cards that reduce or cheat equip costs so you can attach it mid-combat. Keep backup removal or recursion for the artifact—it's a prime target—so include artifact tutors/recursion or a Puresteel-like lord if you lean into an Equipment shell.
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