Cranial Plating
~$0.39 low · ~$30.63 high
Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
Warhammer 40,000 Commander #236 · Illustrated by L J Koh
Warhammer 40,000 Commander #236 · Illustrated by L J KohWhat is Cranial Plating worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
: Attach this Equipment to target creature you control.
Equip 
Format legality
All 11 printings of Cranial Plating
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Brothers' War Commander brc #136· 2022Retro Frameuncommon· Cardmarket €0.48 | uncommon | $0.62 | No foil printing | €0.48 | |
 Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40k #236· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.57 | uncommon | $1.15 | No foil printing | €0.57 | |
 Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40k #236★· 2022Surge Foiluncommon | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $3.74 | — | |
 Time Spiral Remastered tsr #392· 2021Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €0.56 · €18.04 foil | special | $1.23 | $30.63 | €0.56€18.04 foil | |
 The List plst #TSR-392· 2021Retro Framecommon· Cardmarket €0.36 | common | $0.52 | No foil printing | €0.36 | |
 Double Masters 2xm #245· 2020uncommon· Cardmarket €0.25 · €0.61 foil | uncommon | $0.39 | $0.44 | €0.25€0.61 foil | |
 Commander 2016 c16 #249· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €0.28 | uncommon | $0.41 | No foil printing | €0.28 | |
 Modern Masters 2015 mm2 #206· 2015uncommon· Cardmarket €0.35 · €0.70 foil | uncommon | $0.52 | $0.76 | €0.35€0.70 foil | |
 Planechase hop #110· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.54 | common | $0.50 | No foil printing | €0.54 | |
 World Championship Decks 2004 wc04 #ap113· 2004Not tournament legalcommon· Cardmarket €0.37 | common | $0.78 | No foil printing | €0.37 | |
 Fifth Dawn 5dn #113· 2004common· Cardmarket €0.26 · €2.90 foil | common | $0.61 | $13.90 | €0.26€2.90 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 11
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #2,483 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip
- Artists
- Adam Rex, L J Koh
Rulings (2)
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.
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