Karn, the Great Creator
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Mystery Booster 2MB2 · #3
- Card type
- Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 3.41 € · 2.86 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Loyalty
- 5
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
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 mana value. [−2]: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerBanned
- TimelessLegal
- VintageRestricted
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Wisnu Tan
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2024-08-02
Rulings
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.
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.
If a permanent has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
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.
Karn's first ability affects only artifacts on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones can still be activated.
Karn's last ability can't get a face-down card in exile, even if you know it's an artifact card.
