Living Armor
Chronicles 103 • common
- Set
- Chronicles
- Collector number
- 103
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Put X +0/+1 counters on target creature, where X is that creature's mana value.
Though it affords excellent protection, few don this armor. The process is uncomfortable and not easily reversed.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Living Armor was released in the 1995 Magic: The Gathering expansion set titled Chronicles. This set was designed as a retrospective collection, reprinting popular cards from the earliest years of the game to make them more accessible to a growing player base. The set was issued during a period of rapid expansion for the game, aiming to satisfy demand for out-of-print cards while maintaining a distinct white-bordered aesthetic to differentiate them from original printings.
The artwork for this particular card was created by artist Quinton Hoover. Known for his distinctive, flowing illustrative style that defined much of early Magic, Hoover depicted the enchantment as a sentient, ethereal suit of plate mail. The design sought to visually represent the game mechanic of providing a boost to a creature's toughness, resulting in a card that has since become a nostalgic piece of the game's history for long-time collectors.
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About Living Armor
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