Karn, Argent Defender
~$0.60 low · ~$3.52 high
Colorless. Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
Reality Fracture #279 · Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer
Reality Fracture #279 · Illustrated by Scott M. FischerWhat is Karn, Argent Defender worth?
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Oracle text
Artifacts and creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
1/3
"I owe the Multiverse a debt I fear I can never repay. That remedy begins now, with a first step away from the past and toward the future I wish to see."
Format legality
All 3 printings of Karn, Argent Defender
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reality Fracture fra #279· 2026rare· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.02 foil | rare | $0.60 | $1.07 | €0.02€0.02 foil | |
 Reality Fracture fra #320· 2026Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €0.92 · €2.29 foil | rare | $1.24 | $3.52 | €0.92€2.29 foil | |
 Reality Fracture Promos pfra #279p· 2026Promorare· Cardmarket €1.00 | rare | — | — | €1.00 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2026
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #21,924 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Scott M. Fischer, Billy Christian
Rulings (5)
2026-08-21
Replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, are unaffected. Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters" are replacement effects.
2026-08-21
The trigger event doesn't have to specify artifacts or creatures entering the battlefield. For example, Tireless Tracker has an ability that says "Whenever a land you control enters, investigate." If an artifact land or creature land you control enters, that ability won't trigger. If a nonartifact, noncreature land you control enters, the ability will trigger.
2026-08-21
Look at the permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger. For example, if you control Opalescence, which says, in part, "Each other non-Aura enchantment is a creature," each enchantment will be a creature at the time it enters the battlefield and will not cause triggered abilities to trigger.
2026-08-21
Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at the beginning of" in their reminder text.
2026-08-21
If Karn, Argent Defender and another artifact or creature enter the battlefield at the same time, neither one will cause triggered abilities to trigger when they enter the battlefield.
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