---
name: "The Animus"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ACR"
set_name: "Assassin's Creed"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Néstor Ossandón Leal"
oracle_id: "7e0062fb-aff8-4c41-96eb-1af656d8b195"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-animus-acr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Animus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target legendary creature card from a graveyard with a memory counter on it.
{T}: Until your next turn, target legendary creature you control becomes a copy of target creature card in exile with a memory counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gallery of Legends](/printing/gallery-of-legends-unf.md) — Artifact — Attraction
2. [Ancient Animus](/printing/ancient-animus-cmr.md) — Instant
3. [Lost to Legend](/printing/lost-to-legend-ltr.md) — Instant
4. [Arena of the Ancients](/printing/arena-of-the-ancients-chr.md) — Artifact
5. [Conjurer's Closet](/printing/conjurers-closet-c13.md) — Artifact
6. [Sheoldred's Assimilator](/printing/sheoldreds-assimilator-yone.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Assassin's Creed (ACR) #69
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Néstor Ossandón Leal
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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