Karn's Sylex 
Legendary Artifact
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Artifact
Karn's Sylex enters tapped.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
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, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
Printing details
- Set
- DMU · 234
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Adam Paquette
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Prices
- €1.04 · $0.80
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) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €1.09 | €0.46 |
| October 28, 2026 | €1.04 | €0.46 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €1.09 30-day avg €1.07 | low €0.99 trend €1.58 30-day avg €2.00 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.46 with Zero from €1.30 | NM from €1.57 with Zero from €1.57 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.46 | NM from €1.57 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- 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 Legal
Rulings
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If a spell or an activated ability that isn’t a mana ability has a cost that requires a player to pay life, that spell or ability can’t be cast or activated.
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Other things may still cause players to pay life, such as a resolving spell or ability.
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Players may always pay 0 life, even if an effect says they can’t pay life.
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Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
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An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.