---
name: "Karn, the Great Creator"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Karn"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wisnu Tan"
oracle_id: "a20dd48d-d344-4db1-b0e9-a2b71c3cc9d1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karn-the-great-creator-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "banned"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "restricted"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Karn, the Great Creator
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
- **Starting Loyalty:** 5

## Oracle Text
Activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control can't be activated.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
−2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Karn, Scion of Urza](/printing/karn-scion-of-urza-dom.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
2. [Karn, Living Legacy](/printing/karn-living-legacy-pdmu.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
3. [A-Karn, Living Legacy](/printing/a-karn-living-legacy-dmu.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Karn
4. [Karn, Legacy Reforged](/printing/karn-legacy-reforged-mb2.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Karn, Silver Golem](/printing/karn-silver-golem-vma.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Karn Liberated](/printing/karn-liberated-puma.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Karn

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wisnu Tan
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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