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◇ Catalog #14

Transmute Artifact

atq·#14·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Anson Maddocks

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wishlisted

Mar 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$389.91+$16 (+4.2%)

30 days high $402 · low $367

NM$389

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$359–$411modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $389low $318range 22.3%n 51

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,555 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$389

Gameplay

Sorcery

Sacrifice an artifact. If you do, search your library for an artifact card. If that card's mana value is less than or equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value, put it onto the battlefield. If it's greater, you may pay {X}, where X is the difference. If you do, put it onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard. Then shuffle.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2011-01-01wotc

The sacrifice of an artifact is an effect of the spell, not a cost, which means it happens as the spell resolves. If Transmute Artifact is countered, you do not have to sacrifice an artifact.

2004-10-04wotc

Because the "search" requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don't have to find the card if you don't want to.

2004-10-04wotc

If the chosen artifact costs less than or the same as the sacrificed artifact, you simply put it onto the battlefield without paying any additional costs.

2004-10-04

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $388.91. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $318.02 and $388.91 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ATQ — 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 #14 of *Antiquities*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1994 Antiquities release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,555 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

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