Skilled Animator
Core Set 2019 73 • uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
When this creature enters, target artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 5/5 for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skilled Animator was released in the Core Set 2019 expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set designed to serve as an accessible entry point for new players while providing a cohesive draft environment. The card represents a core mechanical shift in blue-aligned artifact synergy, allowing players to animate a non-creature artifact into a powerful construct, a design choice intended to reward players for building decks with thematic artifact density.
The artwork was commissioned by Wizards of the Coast from fantasy illustrator Jason A. Engle, whose aesthetic contributions are frequent throughout the game's modern sets. Engle focused on depicting the kinetic energy of the transformation process, emphasizing the blue magical energies coalescing around the artifact. Upon release, the card was widely recognized by the competitive community as a staple for limited formats, praised for its ability to stabilize the board state and provide a scalable threat as the game progresses.
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