Animate Artifact
Fourth Edition 60 • uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.26
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 debuted in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as part of the core mechanics intended to bring artifacts to life. It reflects the game's early identity, where enchantments were frequently used to alter the properties of other permanent types on the board. The card was carried over into Fourth Edition in 1995, maintaining its original mechanical function during a period when Wizards of the Coast was consolidating the game's rules and card pool for a broader audience.
The artwork for the Fourth Edition printing was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and iconic artists in the game's formative years. His aesthetic for this piece captures the high-fantasy, slightly gritty tone of early Magic, depicting a mundane suit of armor imbued with magical energy. The illustration is widely recognized by enthusiasts for its quintessential 1990s fantasy style, which helped establish the visual language for the game's early expansions.
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