---
name: "Living Artifact"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "FBB"
set_name: "Foreign Black Border"
collector_number: "209"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "4ff9af56-ac18-4966-9e48-183e1ca1c2d0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/living-artifact-fbb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Living Artifact
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant artifact
Whenever you're dealt damage, put that many vitality counters on this Aura.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may remove a vitality counter from this Aura. If you do, you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Angelheart Vial](/printing/angelheart-vial-roe.md) — Artifact
2. [Warp Artifact](/printing/warp-artifact-me4.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Sun Droplet](/printing/sun-droplet-arc.md) — Artifact
4. [Living Armor](/printing/living-armor-drk.md) — Artifact
5. [Curse Artifact](/printing/curse-artifact-drk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Golem's Heart](/printing/golems-heart-dci.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foreign Black Border (FBB) #209
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 37 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: `not_legal`