Living Artifact
Intl. Collectors' Edition 209 • rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $5.02
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
The Living Artifact card from the International Collectors' Edition was released in 1993 as part of a specialized set designed for the European market. Unlike standard trading card releases of the era, this edition featured a distinct gold-bordered back design and was intended to provide international players with easier access to key cards from the game's earliest sets. It serves as a historical document of the game's rapid global expansion during its inaugural year.
The artwork for Living Artifact was created by artist Dan Frazier, who contributed significantly to the aesthetic identity of the game's early years. Frazier’s illustration style emphasizes a fantasy-surrealist approach, intended to visually represent the enchantment's function of tethering magical energy to a physical object. The card is highly regarded by collectors today for its role in illustrating the design philosophy of the game's infancy, characterized by its unique square-cornered cut and limited availability compared to the primary domestic printing.
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