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◇ Catalog #501

Living Artifact

30a·#501·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Anson Maddocks

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,196 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

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.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

Does not trigger on loss of life, just on damage.

2004-10-04wotc

You can cast it targeting your opponent's artifacts. The controller of the Aura (not the controller of the artifact) controls the Living Artifact ability.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 30A — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #501 of *30th Anniversary Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2022 30th Anniversary Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,196 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Anson Maddocks. Rarix catalogs 716 other cards credited to this artist.