The ability to return Batterskull to its owner's hand can be activated only if Batterskull is on the battlefield. If Batterskull is no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, Batterskull remains in its new zone and isn't returned to its owner's hand.
If the Germ token is destroyed, the Equipment remains on the battlefield as with any other Equipment.
If the living weapon trigger causes two Germs to be created (due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), the Equipment becomes attached to one of them. The other will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AA3 — 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 #20 of *Arena Anthology 3*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 Arena Anthology 3 release.
Card type: Artifact — Equipment, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Equip and Living weapon.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,902 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Zug. Rarix catalogs 838 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Zug
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The Germ token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature and the Equipment becomes attached to it before state-based actions would cause the token to die. Abilities that trigger as the token enters the battlefield see that a 0/0 creature entered the battlefield.
Like other Equipment, each Equipment with living weapon has an equip cost. You can pay this cost to attach an Equipment to another creature you control. Once the Germ token is no longer equipped, it will be put into your graveyard and subsequently cease to exist, unless another effect raises its toughness above 0.
