Karn, the Great Creator
War of the Spark 1 • rare
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Planeswalker
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Wisnu Tan
- Market price
- $3.91
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerBanned
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Karn, the Great Creator was released in 2019 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set War of the Spark. As the first colorless planeswalker card in the set, it was designed to serve as a thematic centerpiece for the climactic battle against Nicol Bolas on the plane of Ravnica. The card was mechanically engineered to support artifact-heavy strategies by allowing players to access cards from outside the game, a role that positioned it as a dominant force in competitive eternal formats shortly after its debut.
The card features artwork by Johannes Voss, who captured the stoic and towering presence of the silver golem. Voss emphasized Karn’s reflective surface and monumental scale, aiming to convey his nature as an ancient, neutral protector. Upon release, the card was widely received as a powerful utility engine, eventually requiring restrictions or bans in several tournament formats due to its ability to lock opponents out of the game when combined with specific artifact synergies.
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