# Ashnod's Battle Gear Ashnod's Battle Gear represents early Magic equipment design from Antiquities, when the mechanic didn't yet exist as a formal keyword. Collectors appreciate it as a historical artifact showing how the game's designers approached artifact-based power distribution in the pre-equipment era. The card's mechanical simplicity—granting +1/+2 and first strike—feels quaint compared to modern equipment, but that's precisely why it matters to those tracking the game's evolution. As an uncommon from Magic's second set, copies are reasonably available, though condition varies significantly given the age. The nonfoil version represents the only printing option from this era, making variant hunting straightforward. Collectors value it more for historical significance than raw power, viewing it as a stepping stone toward the equipment mechanic's later formalization.