First printed in Mercadian Masques (1999)
Instant
Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value until end of turn. (It retains its abilities.)
- Illustrated by
- Alan Pollack
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its
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.
Prices
Paper price: €0.37 / $0.44 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.18 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers: Aetherflux Reservoir + Karn's Touch
- Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Karn's Touch + Training Grounds
- Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Heartstone + Karn's Touch
- Infinitely large creature until end of turn: Gilded Lotus + Karn's Touch + Umbral Mantle
- Infinitely large creature until end of turn: Karn's Touch + Thran Dynamo + Umbral Mantle
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite draw triggers…: Chromatic Orrery + Karn's Touch + Umbral Mantle