Core Synergy
Sword of the Meek
Reviewed Combo Package
Required in both reviewed loops.
- Role
- Required Return Engine
- Set
- FUT
Commander IntelligenceMarket trends
Ekthi, Contaminator Priest
Coverage4 out of 5Based on strategy, synergy, version, and market-intelligence coverage.Support cards7 cards
Ekthi's anthem makes each Phyrexian Germ enter as a 1/1 while Sword of the Meek is in the graveyard. Sacrificing Sword with its granted living-weapon trigger pending lets Grinding Station repeat targeted mill or Krark-Clan Ironworks repeat colorless mana.
- Color identity
- W
- Deck role
- equipment-attachment
- Game plan
- Use Equipment as creatures because Ekthi grants each Equipment living weapon.
Market Summary
Ekthi, Contaminator Priest market checks
Price and supply agreeMarket status7Cards monitored8Active signals2Supply pressure2Higher confidenceSep 29, 2026Last market update
Price and supply agree: Puresteel Paladin is the first card to verify because Puresteel Paladin: rising price over the 30d window (+29%).
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Combo To Know
Sword of the Meek + Grinding Station
Sacrifice Sword to Grinding Station while Sword's granted living-weapon trigger is pending.
Unbounded targeted mill or self-mill, plus unbounded 1/1 Phyrexian Germ creation and artifact entry, leave, and sacrifice events.
- Line
- Infinite
Market Watch
Puresteel Paladin
Draw and attachment engine
Puresteel Paladin: rising price over the 30d window (+29%).
- NeoPrice
- $2.53
- Inventory
- 98 copies
Recent Intelligence
Ekthi Gives Sword of the Meek Two Reviewed Loops
Sword of the Meek
Ekthi's anthem makes each Phyrexian Germ enter as a 1/1 while Sword of the Meek is in the graveyard.
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How This Commander Plays
Ekthi is a mono-white Equipment commander with two reviewed Sword of the Meek loops. Its Phyrexian anthem is essential: it changes the Germ's entry characteristics so Sword can trigger from the graveyard. Combo review, support-card confidence, adoption, and market evidence remain separate.
Core Game Plan
- Use Equipment as creatures because Ekthi grants each Equipment living weapon.
- Build around canonical equipment-attachment and supporting creature-token-generation.
- For either reviewed loop, sacrifice Sword of the Meek only after its living-weapon trigger is on the stack and before that trigger resolves.
- Keep Ekthi on the battlefield so the new Phyrexian Germ enters as a 1/1 and satisfies Sword's graveyard trigger.
- Use Grinding Station for repeated targeted mill or Krark-Clan Ironworks for repeated colorless mana.
- Keep Phyrexian as Typal and living weapon as keyword/rules metadata.
- Do not convert adoption or combo publication into price or inventory movement.
Key Mechanics
equipment-attachmentcreature-token-generationraw keyword: living weaponraw typal: PhyrexianReviewed Combo PackageEquipment Core
Build Paths
Use Colossus Hammer, Bloodforged Battle-Axe, and Hulkbuster Armor as Equipment that also create a Germ when they enter.
Support-card adoption is player evidence, not marketplace evidence.Use Puresteel Paladin to draw through Equipment and reduce attachment friction once metalcraft is active.
Artifacts is still a draft Strategy, so this does not publish a Strategy relationship.Pair Sword of the Meek with either Grinding Station or Krark-Clan Ironworks and follow the reviewed timing sequence.
Each outlet has its own outcome and interruption points.Two Ekthi-required loops are reviewed: Sword plus Grinding Station for unbounded targeted mill, and Sword plus Krark-Clan Ironworks for unbounded colorless mana.
Combos & Interactions
2 reviewed lines
Unbounded targeted mill or self-mill, plus unbounded 1/1 Phyrexian Germ creation and artifact entry, leave, and sacrifice events.
VerifiedUnbounded colorless mana, plus unbounded 1/1 Phyrexian Germ creation and artifact entry, leave, and sacrifice events.
VerifiedCommander Market Impact
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7cards monitored8active signals2supply checks
Rising PriceAFCPuresteel PaladinWhy players care: Draw and attachment engineMarket read: Price movement has support from current market evidence. Still check the exact printing, condition, and seller depth before comparing versions.NeoPrice$2.53Inventory98 copiesPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Supply is getting thin2X2Bloodforged Battle-AxeWhy players care: Equipment pressureMarket read: Bloodforged Battle-Axe: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-35%).NeoPrice$3.87Inventory85 copiesPrice confidenceHigh Confidence
Low liquidity5DNGrinding StationWhy players care: Mill outletMarket read: Pricing Confidence says this price needs extra listing, liquidity, and marketplace checks.NeoPrice$18.86Inventory116 copiesPrice confidenceOutlier RiskCards To Watch
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