Animate Artifact
Intl. Collectors' Edition 49 • uncommon
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 49
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $2.38
What it does
Enchant artifact
As long as enchanted artifact isn't a creature, it's an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Animate Artifact originated in the International Collectors' Edition, a 1993 release designed to showcase early Magic: The Gathering cards to a global audience. These cards were distinct from the standard production runs, featuring a gold-bordered back that rendered them ineligible for tournament play. The set was created to allow players to experience iconic cards from the game's earliest expansions without the prohibitive cost of original Alpha and Beta printings.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, whose distinctively fluid, illustrative style defined many of the early artifacts in the game. Frazier focused on creating an ethereal, magical atmosphere that emphasized the transformation of objects into living beings. While the International Collectors' Edition was initially viewed by some as an outlier, it has since gained historical significance among enthusiasts for its unique role in the preservation and dissemination of the game's foundational aesthetic.
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