Karn's Touch
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This printing
SetMMQ
Collector #86
Released1999-10-04
Rarityrare
ArtistAlan Pollack
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Karn's Touch

RareColour IDMV 2
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.)
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (1)
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.