Karn, the Great Creator 
Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
Activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control can't be activated. +1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. −2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.
Printing details
- Set
- BLC · 73
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Mike Burns
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Prices
- €7.75 · $9.02
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €7.56 | €10.15 |
| October 29, 2026 | €7.75 | €10.15 |
| October 28, 2026 | €7.83 | €10.15 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €6.76 trend €7.56 30-day avg €9.04 | low €8.90 trend €11.30 30-day avg €11.57 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €10.15 with Zero from €10.73 | NM from €13.46 with Zero from €13.46 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €9.96 | NM from €13.46 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Banned
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Restricted
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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. -
If a permanent has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. -
Karn's last ability can't get a face-down card in exile, even if you know it's an artifact card.
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In a casual game, a card you choose from outside the game comes from your personal collection. In a tournament event, a card you choose from outside the game must come from your sideboard. You may look at your sideboard at any time.
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Karn's first ability affects only artifacts on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones can still be activated.
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Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text, such as equip. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by Karn.