Cranial Plating

Commander 2016 • #249 • uncommon

Artifact — Equipment |

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Live Value $0.41

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Printed 11 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like The Brothers' War Commander, Warhammer 40,000 Commander.

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Dealer Buylist:

$0.09

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $0.59 retail 85%

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🗂️ Alternative Printings

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BRC #136(U) $0.63

40K #236(U) $1.15

PLST #TSR-392(C) $0.52

Cranial Plating

Commander 2016 • #249 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$0.41

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

C16

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#2,482

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact — Equipment

Color Identity Black

🖋️ Curator's Notes

Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.

: Attach this Equipment to target creature you control.

Equip

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

2021-03-19

Cranial Plating is counted by its own ability, so it gives at least +1/+0.

2021-03-19

Cranial Plating's first activated ability is similar to an equip ability, but it's not an equip ability. Most importantly, it can be activated any time you could cast an instant, even during another player's turn.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2016-11-11

Set Name: Commander 2016

Artist Reference: Adam Rex

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper banned

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh legal

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