---
name: "Essence of Antiquity"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Disguise"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "26a7f92d-6914-466d-b7c7-9ac121dd5118"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-of-antiquity-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Essence of Antiquity
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/10
- **Keywords:** Disguise

## Oracle Text
Disguise {2}{W} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. Untap them.

> *Dans une ville aussi ancienne que Ravnica, même l'Histoire prend vie, surtout quand on s'y attend le moins.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unyielding Gatekeeper](/printing/unyielding-gatekeeper-mkm.md) — Creature — Elephant Cleric
2. [Lumbering Laundry](/printing/lumbering-laundry-mkm.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
3. [Granite Witness](/printing/granite-witness-mkm.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle Detective
4. [Vengeful Creeper](/printing/vengeful-creeper-mkm.md) — Creature — Plant Elemental
5. [Culvert Ambusher](/printing/culvert-ambusher-mkm.md) — Creature — Wurm Horror
6. [Forum Familiar](/printing/forum-familiar-mkm.md) — Creature — Cat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #15
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`