Karn
Vanguard Series 103 • rare
- Set
- Vanguard Series
- Collector number
- 103
- Rarity
- Rare
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $7.02
What it does
Each noncreature artifact you control is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
Both part of the Legacy and an individual in his own right, the silver golem Karn is haunted by a single, terrible incident: while serving to protect the young Gerrard, Karn accidentally took the life of another. Wakened from years spent as a statue, the golem has vowed to never kill again as he rejoins Gerrard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Karn was released in 1997 as part of the Vanguard series, a specialized set of oversized cards for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. These cards were designed to alter the starting parameters of a match, specifically adjusting a player's starting life total and hand size to represent a persona from the game's lore. The Vanguard concept was an experimental venture aimed at diversifying casual gameplay formats, providing players with unique static abilities that significantly shifted the strategic landscape of a duel.
The character of Karn, a sentient silver golem created by the planeswalker Urza, was rendered for this card by illustrator Mark Tedin. Tedin, a veteran artist in the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, emphasized the stoic and monolithic presence of the golem to capture his role as a protector and a vessel of immense knowledge. Upon release, the Vanguard series was met with interest by players looking for narrative-driven gameplay, though the oversized format meant the cards were primarily used for specific house-ruled variants rather than standard competitive play.
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