Living Artifact Price
13 printings · 12 sets · first printed 1993
Living Artifact has been printed 13 times across 12 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Fourth Edition #259 at $0.39, while the most expensive is Unlimited Edition #209 at $11.99 — about 31× more. The median across 6 priced printings is $1.35. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 13x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Living Artifact Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Edition #259 (R) Cheapest | 1995 | $0.39 | — |
| Revised Edition #209 (R) | 1994 | $0.65 | — |
| Fifth Edition #311 (R) | 1997 | $0.71 | — |
| Collectors' Edition #209 (R) | 1993 | $1.99 | $0.80 |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #209 (R) | 1993 | $5.02 | — |
| Unlimited Edition #209 (R) | 1993 | $11.99 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #501 (R) | 2022 | — | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #204 (R) | 2022 | — | $5.25 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #259 (R) | 1995 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #209 (R) | 1994 | — | — |
| Foreign Black Border #209 (R) | 1994 | — | — |
| Limited Edition Beta #209 (R) | 1993 | — | $66.00 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #208 (R) | 1993 | — | $250.00 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Whenever you're dealt damage, put that many vitality counters on this Aura.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may remove a vitality counter from this Aura. If you do, you gain 1 life.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 13 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsDoes not trigger on loss of life, just on damage.
You can cast it targeting your opponent's artifacts. The controller of the Aura (not the controller of the artifact) controls the Living Artifact ability.