Artificer's Hex
~$0.14 low · ~$0.63 high
Black. Enchantment — Aura
Magic 2014 #85 · Illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel
Magic 2014 #85 · Illustrated by Franz VohwinkelWhat is Artificer's Hex worth?
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Oracle text
Enchant Equipment
At the beginning of your upkeep, if enchanted Equipment is attached to a creature, destroy that creature.
"Some treasures aren't worth finding, let alone stealing." —Dack Fayden
Format legality
The only printing of Artificer's Hex
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic 2014 m14 #85· 2013uncommon· Cardmarket €0.10 · €0.35 foil | uncommon | $0.14 | $0.63 | €0.10€0.35 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #20,603 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Enchant
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Magic 2014 card (#85).
85
- 85Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Artificer's Hex, read from the Magic 2014 printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Artificer's Hex. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type. Aura is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Franz Vohwinkel. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Magic 2014. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 85 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- EnchantCR 702.5
- Says what this Aura can target and be attached to.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (4)
2013-07-01
The ability checks to see if the enchanted Equipment is attached to a creature as your upkeep begins. If it’s not, the ability won’t trigger at all. If it is, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If the enchanted Equipment isn’t attached to a creature at that time, the ability won’t do anything.
2013-07-01
This ability triggers at the beginning of the upkeep of the controller of Artificer’s Hex, not the upkeep of the controller of the enchanted Equipment or the creature that Equipment is attached to.
2013-07-01
In some rare cases, the creature the enchanted Equipment is attached to as the ability resolves isn’t the same one as the one it was attached to when it triggered. In such a case, the creature the Equipment is attached to when the ability resolves is destroyed.
2013-07-01
Players can’t pay an Equipment’s equip cost to unattach that Equipment to stop Artificer’s Hex from destroying a creature.
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