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◇ Catalog #259

Living Artifact

4ed·#259·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Anson Maddocks

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr 1995

31 yr ago

Value

$0.39+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.40 · low $0.37

NM$0.39

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.36–$0.41modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.37range 16.2%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,196 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.39

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

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.37 and $0.43 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4ED — 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 #259 of *Fourth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1995 Fourth 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.