---
name: "Living Armor"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "7a32b0d1-d9dc-4d24-ae60-3f3a0e18ec03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/living-armor-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Living Armor
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Put X +0/+1 counters on target creature, where X is that creature's mana value.

> *Though it affords excellent protection, few don this armor. The process is uncomfortable and not easily reversed.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Forge Armor](/printing/forge-armor-mrd.md) — Instant
2. [Sacred Armory](/printing/sacred-armory-m15.md) — Artifact
3. [Living Artifact](/printing/living-artifact-30a.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Myr Scrapling](/printing/myr-scrapling-mh2.md) — Artifact Creature — Myr
5. [Armor Thrull](/printing/armor-thrull-fem.md) — Creature — Thrull
6. [Dragon Blood](/printing/dragon-blood-j22.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #104
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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