---
name: "Karn, Silver Golem"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "V10"
set_name: "From the Vault: Relics"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "8a7c6391-020a-4d7a-8abb-702631bbee56"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karn-silver-golem-v10"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Karn, Silver Golem
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Karn, Legacy Reforged](/printing/karn-legacy-reforged-mb2.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Karn's Touch](/printing/karns-touch-mmq.md) — Instant
3. [Karn, the Great Creator](/printing/karn-the-great-creator-sld.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
4. [Golem Artisan](/printing/golem-artisan-j22.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Sparring Golem](/printing/sparring-golem-inv.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Xanthic Statue](/printing/xanthic-statue-wth.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** From the Vault: Relics (V10) #6
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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