Animate Artifact
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Set4ED
Collector #60
Released1995-04-01
Rarityuncommon
ArtistDouglas Shuler
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Animate Artifact

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant artifact
As long as enchanted artifact isn't a creature, it's an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
Keywords
Enchant
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Rulings (2)
wotc1 Aug 2008
This card has been returned to its original functionality. If it is enchanting an artifact that's already a creature, it won't change its power and toughness.
wotc1 Aug 2008
A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} 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.