Living Artifact
Collectors' Edition 209 • rare
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $1.99
What it does
Enchant artifact
Whenever you're dealt damage, put that many vitality counters on this Aura.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may remove a vitality counter from this Aura. If you do, you gain 1 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Living Artifact was originally printed in the Antiquities expansion in 1994, centered on the theme of archeological discovery and the animation of ancient machinery. The Collectors' Edition, released in late 1993, served as a non-tournament legal showcase of the game's earliest sets, designed to provide players with a high-quality, border-distinguished souvenir of the base game and early expansions. This particular version features the gold-bordered aesthetic characteristic of the set, intended to honor the artistic contributions of artists like Anson Maddocks.
The card’s design reflects the early mechanical flavor of the game, where players could attach magical enchantments to artifacts to grant them new capabilities. The artwork emphasizes the mystical, rugged aesthetic prevalent in the mid-90s trading card scene. Upon its initial release, the card was received as a niche utility piece for artifact-heavy decks, appreciated more for its thematic resonance with the lore of the game's setting than for its competitive dominance.
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