The Animus
Assassin's Creed 168 • rare
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Collector number
- 168
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Néstor Ossandón Leal
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target legendary creature card from a graveyard with a memory counter on it.
tap: Until your next turn, target legendary creature you control becomes a copy of target creature card in exile with a memory counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Animus card, featured as number 168 in the Assassin's Creed Magic: The Gathering set released in 2024, serves as a thematic artifact representing the iconic simulation technology from the Ubisoft franchise. Developed through a partnership between Wizards of the Coast and Ubisoft, the card captures the machine's role in allowing users to relive the genetic memories of their ancestors, effectively blending the historical narrative of the Assassin's Creed series with the mechanical strategic gameplay of the trading card game.
The design of the card emphasizes the interface of the Animus, utilizing visual motifs consistent with the franchise's established aesthetic of digital overlays and historical environments. It was developed to function as a utility artifact, reflecting the lore-accurate capability of the device to bridge temporal gaps. The card was generally well-received by fans of both the video game series and the card game for its ability to integrate core mechanics of the source material into a balanced tabletop format.
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