Karn, the Great Creator Price
12 printings · 7 sets · first printed 2019
Karn, the Great Creator has been printed 12 times across 7 sets, first in 2019 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #3 at $3.18, while the most expensive is War of the Spark Promos #1sā at $274.99 — about 86× more. The median across 10 priced printings is $8.28. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 12x, including dedicated reprint sets like Bloomburrow Commander, Mystery Booster 2.
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Every Karn, the Great Creator Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #3 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $3.18 | $2.05 |
| War of the Spark #1 (R) | 2019 | $3.98 | $2.00 |
| War of the Spark Promos #1p (R) | 2019 | $4.79 | $3.00 |
| Ravnica Remastered #1 (M) | 2024 | $5.26 | $3.70 |
| War of the Spark #1ā (R) | 2019 | $6.56 | $4.20 |
| Bloomburrow Commander #73 (M) | 2024 | $9.99 | $9.00 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #501 (R) Foil | 2021 | $10.38 | — |
| War of the Spark Promos #1s (R) Foil | 2019 | $11.37 | $5.75 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #253 (R) | 2021 | $14.13 | — |
| War of the Spark Promos #1sā (R) Foil | 2019 | $274.99 | $115.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #77979 (R) | 2019 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #72245 (R) | 2019 | — | — |
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+1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
ā2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 12 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsA 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.
If a permanent has 
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Karn's last ability can't get a face-down card in exile, even if you know it's an artifact card.
In a casual game, a card you choose from outside the game comes from your personal collection. In a tournament event, a card you choose from outside the game must come from your sideboard. You may look at your sideboard at any time.
Karn's first ability affects only artifacts on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones can still be activated.
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text, such as equip. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by Karn.