Card

Karn, the Great Creator

Legendary Planeswalker — Karn


Activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control can't be activated.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost.
−2: You may choose an artifact card you own from outside the game or in exile, reveal that card, and put it into your hand.


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#501, Rare

Illustrated by: Wisnu Tan

Karn, the Great Creator Brawl decks
Not Legal Alchemy BO1
Not Legal Standard BO1
Banned Explorer BO1
Not Legal Pauper
Banned Pioneer
Not Legal Traditional Standard
Not Legal Traditional Alchemy
Banned Traditional Explorer

Rulings

  • 2019-05-03
    Karn’s last ability can’t get a face-down card in exile, even if you know it’s an artifact card.
  • 2019-05-03
    In a casual game, a card you choose from outside the game comes from your personal collection. In a tournament event, a card you choose from outside the game must come from your sideboard. You may look at your sideboard at any time.
  • 2019-05-03
    A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn’t matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
  • 2019-05-03
    If a permanent has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • 2019-05-03
    Karn’s first ability affects only artifacts on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones can still be activated.
  • 2019-05-03
    Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text, such as equip. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected by Karn.
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