Living Artifact
Limited Edition Alpha 208 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 208
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- €277.07
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 released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the foundational set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the game was designed to blend the strategic depth of hobby games with the collectible nature of baseball cards. This specific card was intended to capture the flavor of 'enchanting' a physical object, allowing a permanent card to animate and join the fray of battle.
The artwork for Living Artifact was produced by artist Quinton Hoover, a central figure in early Magic illustration known for his distinctive, flowing style and heavy use of ink lines. His depiction of a mystical, swirling entity coalescing around a stone artifact reflected the game's high-fantasy aesthetic during its infancy. While the card is often viewed as a mechanical curiosity by modern standards, its place in Alpha marks it as a piece of gaming history from the initial print run that launched the collectible card game genre.
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