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(It cant be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Illustrated by Caio Monteiro Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Not Legal Comp
However, there are better options like Animate Dead or Necromancy that offer similar effects without the life loss drawback, making them more versatile choices
Sword of Sinew and Steel Sword of Sinew and Steel lets you destroy a planeswalker and an artifact each time the equipped creature deals combat damage, which is essential when playing against superfriends or artifact decks
For the record, it is rebalanced for Historic and Brawl to not give the triggered ability to your creatures or creature tokens, and it is banned in Commander and Modern, so the big remaining formats for it are Legacy, Vintage, Timeless and Oathbreaker