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Animate Artifact

Card Name

Animate Artifact

Mana Cost

3

Type

Enchantment – Aura

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Target artifact is now a creature with both power and toughness equal to its casting cost; target retains all its original abilities as well. This will destroy artifacts with 0 casting cost.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(8/1/2008)
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.
(8/1/2008)
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.