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Karn, Silver Golem
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Karn, Silver Golem

{5}

Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem

Whenever Karn blocks or becomes blocked, it gets -4/+4 until end of turn.

{1}: Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value until end of turn.

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Set
Urza's Saga (USG #298)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
1998-10-12
Artist
Mark Zug
EDHREC rank
#11,735
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In a two-card combo

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.35
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 154

Voltaic Construct+Thran Dynamo+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
1,957 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Basalt Monolith+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
1,831 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Karn, Silver Golem+Everflowing Chalice
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
1,182 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Mana Vault+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
1,033 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Aetherflux Reservoir
{C}
Infinite damageInfinite lifegain triggers
937 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Dreamstone Hedron+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
780 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Grim Monolith+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
764 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Karn, Silver Golem+Gilded Lotus
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
669 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Basalt Monolith+Heartstone+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colorless mana
638 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Chromatic Orrery+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
314 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Karn, Silver Golem+The Eternity Elevator
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
303 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Coveted Jewel+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
192 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Darksteel Citadel
{C}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
188 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
181 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Legacy Reforged+Karn, Silver Golem+Lithoform Engine+Voltaic Construct
{C}
Infinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast nonartifact spellsInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
131 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Grinding Station+Sol Ring
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
113 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Empowered Autogenerator+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
108 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Basalt Monolith+Training Grounds+Karn, Silver Golem
{U}
Infinite colorless mana
104 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Ashnod's Altar
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
92 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Chromatic Orrery+Umbral Mantle
{C}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinitely large creature until end of turn
81 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Treasure Vault
{C}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
79 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed+Karn, Silver Golem+Clock of Omens+Mycosynth Lattice
{B}
Exile all nonland permanents opponents control
65 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Doubling Cube+Umbral Mantle
{C}
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinitely large creature until end of turn
59 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Astral Cornucopia+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
54 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Legacy Reforged+Karn, Silver Golem+Strionic Resonator+Voltaic Construct
{C}
Infinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast nonartifact spellsInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
53 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Seat of the Synod
{U}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
52 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Grand Architect+Staff of Domination+Karn, Silver Golem
{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifactsInfinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spellsInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
48 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Training Grounds+Grim Monolith+Karn, Silver Golem
{U}
Infinite colorless mana
46 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Vault of Whispers
{B}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
44 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Grinding Station+Mana Vault
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
43 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Karn, Silver Golem+Arc Reactor
{C}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
41 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Great Furnace
{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
40 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Sceptre of Eternal Glory+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
39 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Ancient Den
{W}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
32 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Magewright's Stone+Illusionist's Bracers+Palladium Myr
{C}
Infinite colorless mana
30 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Darksteel Reactor+Eternity Vessel+Karn, Silver Golem+The Ozolith
{C}
Win the game
27 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Nyx Lotus+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite mana among colors with which you have devotionInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
23 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Phyrexian Altar
{C}
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Doubling Cube+Sword of the Paruns
{C}
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Halo Fountain+Karn, Silver Golem+Chromatic Orrery
{W}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite mana creatures you control can produceNear-infinite untap of creatures you control
15 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Halo Fountain+Karn, Silver Golem+Gilded Lotus
{W}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite mana creatures you control can produceNear-infinite untap of creatures you control
14 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Salvaging Station+Tree of Tales
{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
13 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Isochron Scepter+To Arms!+Karn, Silver Golem
{W}
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite storm count
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Voltaic Construct+Pyramid of the Pantheon+Karn, Silver Golem
{C}
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
10 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Karn, Silver Golem+Myr Turbine+Intruder Alarm
{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
10 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Intruder Alarm+Maskwood Nexus+Karn, Silver Golem
{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Eldrazi Displacer+Chromatic Orrery+Karn, Silver Golem
{W}
Infinite blinkingInfinite blinking of artifacts and creaturesInfinite blinking of most creaturesInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite draw triggers
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Halo Fountain+Karn, Silver Golem+The Eternity Elevator
{W}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite mana creatures you control can produceNear-infinite untap of creatures you control
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Basalt Monolith+Agatha of the Vile Cauldron+Karn, Silver Golem
{R}{G}
Infinite colorless mana
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Isochron Scepter+Vitalize+Karn, Silver Golem
{G}
Infinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite storm count
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 154.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Voltaic Construct 59 %+52.5 %
  2. Spine of Ish Sah 57 %+48.8 %
  3. Mycosynth Lattice 50 %+43.0 %
  4. Clock of Omens 57 %+42.6 %
  5. Darksteel Forge 64 %+40.9 %
  6. Staff of Domination 53 %+40.8 %
  7. Voltaic Key 64 %+40.2 %
  8. Karn, the Great Creator 54 %+38.0 %
  9. Sculpting Steel 67 %+33.2 %
  10. Kuldotha Forgemaster 48 %+33.0 %
  11. Karn, Legacy Reforged 48 %+32.0 %
  12. Nevinyrral's Disk 40 %+30.7 %
  13. Metalworker 49 %+30.3 %
  14. Unwinding Clock 72 %+30.3 %
  15. Scrap Trawler 55 %+29.6 %
  16. Lodestone Golem 38 %+28.3 %
  17. Buried Ruin 82 %+27.4 %
  18. Staff of Nin 33 %+27.4 %
  19. Myr Retriever 52 %+26.7 %
  20. Liquimetal Torque 45 %+26.6 %
  21. Rings of Brighthearth 42 %+26.0 %
  22. Semblance Anvil 40 %+25.8 %
  23. Crystal Vein 43 %+25.5 %
  24. Junk Diver 40 %+25.1 %
  25. Blinkmoth Urn 33 %+24.9 %
  26. Mirrorworks 34 %+24.4 %
  27. Mishra's Factory 33 %+23.6 %
  28. Walking Ballista 43 %+23.6 %
  29. Basalt Monolith 68 %+22.9 %
  30. Inventors' Fair 68 %+22.9 %
  31. Krark-Clan Ironworks 33 %+22.3 %
  32. Cloud Key 54 %+22.3 %
  33. Manifold Key 56 %+22.3 %
  34. Mind's Eye 50 %+22.1 %
  35. Karn, Scion of Urza 29 %+21.1 %
  36. Darksteel Citadel 70 %+20.8 %
  37. Karn Liberated 29 %+20.7 %
  38. Foundry Inspector 71 %+20.5 %
  39. Blasted Landscape 30 %+19.7 %
  40. Planar Bridge 37 %+19.6 %
  41. Gilded Lotus 33 %+19.3 %
  42. Shimmer Myr 41 %+19.3 %
  43. Trading Post 30 %+19.2 %
  44. Liquimetal Coating 20 %+19.2 %
  45. Grim Monolith 31 %+18.0 %
  46. Karn, Living Legacy 29 %+17.7 %
  47. Moonsilver Key 38 %+17.7 %
  48. Strip Mine 35 %+17.2 %
  49. Deserted Temple 37 %+17.1 %
  50. Phyrexia's Core 21 %+16.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Sol Ring 92 %-2.0 %
  2. Thran Dynamo 86 %+7.1 %
  3. Urza's Tower 84 %+0.5 %
  4. Urza's Mine 84 %+0.3 %
  5. Urza's Power Plant 84 %+0.2 %
  6. Buried Ruin 82 %+27.4 %
  7. Forsaken Monument 77 %-10.6 %
  8. All Is Dust 77 %-8.4 %
  9. Mystic Forge 76 %+1.3 %
  10. Wastes 75 %-9.6 %
  11. Mind Stone 72 %+3.8 %
  12. Unwinding Clock 72 %+30.3 %
  13. Foundry Inspector 71 %+20.5 %
  14. Darksteel Citadel 70 %+20.8 %
  15. Basalt Monolith 68 %+22.9 %
  16. Inventors' Fair 68 %+22.9 %
  17. Sculpting Steel 67 %+33.2 %
  18. Voltaic Key 64 %+40.2 %
  19. Darksteel Forge 64 %+40.9 %
  20. Ugin, the Ineffable 63 %-11.0 %
  21. War Room 62 %-4.1 %
  22. Shrine of the Forsaken Gods 61 %-13.7 %
  23. Voltaic Construct 59 %+52.5 %
  24. Spine of Ish Sah 57 %+48.8 %
  25. Clock of Omens 57 %+42.6 %
  26. Manifold Key 56 %+22.3 %
  27. Everflowing Chalice 56 %+0.6 %
  28. Scrap Trawler 55 %+29.6 %
  29. Hedron Archive 55 %-9.4 %
  30. Cloud Key 54 %+22.3 %
  31. Karn, the Great Creator 54 %+38.0 %
  32. Staff of Domination 53 %+40.8 %
  33. Myr Retriever 52 %+26.7 %
  34. Thespian's Stage 52 %+15.0 %
  35. Reliquary Tower 51 %-9.7 %
  36. Mind's Eye 50 %+22.1 %
  37. Mycosynth Lattice 50 %+43.0 %
  38. Dreamstone Hedron 49 %+8.7 %
  39. Metalworker 49 %+30.3 %
  40. Kuldotha Forgemaster 48 %+33.0 %
  41. Urza's Saga 48 %+6.3 %
  42. Karn, Legacy Reforged 48 %+32.0 %
  43. Expedition Map 48 %+12.4 %
  44. Urza's Workshop 48 %-2.2 %
  45. Worn Powerstone 46 %-3.3 %
  46. Urza's Cave 46 %-7.2 %
  47. Liquimetal Torque 45 %+26.6 %
  48. Thought Vessel 45 %-16.7 %
  49. Ugin, the Spirit Dragon 45 %+5.0 %
  50. Palladium Myr 44 %-25.4 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Legal
PreDH Legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2004-10-04

    The blocking ability triggers only once no matter how many blockers are declared.

  • 2008-08-01

    A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} 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.

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