MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #10

Grand Architect

DIGITAL ONLY

td2·#10·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Steven Belledin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '11

15 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,089 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.45

Gameplay

Creature — Vedalken Artificer

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1. {U}: Target artifact creature becomes blue until end of turn. Tap an untapped blue creature you control: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.

1/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-08-07wotc

Grand Architect's second ability causes the affected artifact creature to lose any other colors it has, but it doesn't cause it to stop being an artifact.

2020-08-07wotc

You can tap any untapped blue creature you control, including one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, to pay the cost of Grand Architect's mana ability. This includes Grand Architect itself.

2020-08-07wotc

Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a blue creature you control may become lethal if Grand Architect leaves the battlefield during that turn.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TD2 — 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 #10 of *Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia release.

Card type: Creature — Vedalken Artificer, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,089 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Steven Belledin. Rarix catalogs 915 other cards credited to this artist.