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Headsplitter
Oracle Text
When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with menace, then attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Headsplitter is a compact red Artifact — Equipment that punches above its mana: for {1}{R} it creates a 1/1 black Assassin with menace and immediately attaches, giving you what is effectively a 2/1 menace on turn two and excellent early-game tempo. Thematically it reads as a prized assassin blade that spawns and arms its wielder, ideal for aggressive Rakdos or mono-red tempo decks that want cheap, repeatable pressure. Because Equip {2} is a modest later investment, Headsplitter doubles as a disposable weapon, a token-maker for sacrifice synergies, or a cheap holder for bigger equipment until you can move it. Deckbuilding tip: include low-cost sacrifice outlets (e.g., Viscera Seer) or anthem effects and cheap equipment carriers like Fervent Champion to turn the Assassin into consistent value and to enable trading up when you re-equip. In Limited it’s premium — hard to pass on a free menace body that also fuels aristocrat and token synergies.
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Character Background
Headsplitter is a compact red Artifact — Equipment that punches above its mana: for {1}{R} it creates a 1/1 black Assassin with menace and immediately attaches, giving you what is effectively a 2/1 menace on turn two and excellent early-game tempo. Thematically it reads as a prized assassin blade that spawns and arms its wielder, ideal for aggressive Rakdos or mono-red tempo decks that want cheap, repeatable pressure. Because Equip {2} is a modest later investment, Headsplitter doubles as a disposable weapon, a token-maker for sacrifice synergies, or a cheap holder for bigger equipment until you can move it. Deckbuilding tip: include low-cost sacrifice outlets (e.g., Viscera Seer) or anthem effects and cheap equipment carriers like Fervent Champion to turn the Assassin into consistent value and to enable trading up when you re-equip. In Limited it’s premium — hard to pass on a free menace body that also fuels aristocrat and token synergies.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-16 17:40:45 UTC