wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #69
Transmute Artifact
DIGITAL ONLY
me4·#69·rare·foil
Illus. Anson Maddocks
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jan '11
15 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #3,542 · Niche pick
Variants
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
wotc
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.
wotc
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.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME4 — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Masters Edition IV* (released January 2011).
Card #69 in Masters Edition IV.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: blue. 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 #3,542 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Anson Maddocks. Rarix tracks 716 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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