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◇ Catalog #48

Animate Artifact

lea·#48·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Douglas Shuler

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug 1993

33 yr ago

Value

$40.16+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $42 · low $38

NM$40.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$37–$42modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $77low $40range 91.2%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,460 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$40

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant artifact As long as enchanted artifact isn't a creature, it's an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2008-08-01wotc

This card has been returned to its original functionality. If it is enchanting an artifact that's already a creature, it won't change its power and toughness.

2008-08-01wotc

A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $40.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $40.16 and $76.77 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — 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 #48 of *Limited Edition Alpha*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1993 Limited Edition Alpha release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,460 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Rarix catalogs 707 other cards credited to this artist.