{"product_id":"karn-silver-golem","title":"Karn, Silver Golem (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKarn, Silver Golem\u003c\/em\u003e is a five-mana 4\/4 Legendary Golem Artifact creature from \u003cem\u003eUrza’s Saga\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), that gets -4\/+4 until end of turn whenever it blocks or becomes blocked. For (1): target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power \/ toughness equal to its mana value until end of turn. \u003cem\u003eKarn’s\u003c\/em\u003e ability to animate artifacts made it useful in older formats as a win condition in Stax-style decks, and a way to turn lock pieces into real threats. It also has a combo potential with a few notable cards e.g. \u003cem\u003eKarn\u003c\/em\u003e + \u003cem\u003eMycosynth Lattice\u003c\/em\u003e to animate opponent’s lands, then kill them by “0-mana creatures can’t survive damage” tricks. When paired with \u003cem\u003eLiquimetal Coating\u003c\/em\u003e, it turns anything into an artifact to animate, protect, or destroy through combat. During early type 2 (Standard), \u003cem\u003eKarn, Silver Golem\u003c\/em\u003e was part of Kai Budde’s 1999 World Championship-winning Red-Artifact “Wildfire” deck. This deck focused on generating large amounts of mana with artifacts like \u003cem\u003eGrim Monolith, Thran Dynamo, Worn Powerstone, Fire Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVoltaic Key\u003c\/em\u003e to cast powerful creatures like \u003cem\u003eMasticore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCovetous Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e, often wiping the board with Wildfire. \u003cem\u003eKarn\u003c\/em\u003e saw a lot of play in the early 2000’s in Workshop (MUD) decks. He could animate \u003cem\u003eSmokestack, Tangle Wire\u003c\/em\u003e, and other artifacts to attack or increase pressure. Today, he’s not competitively played anymore in Vintage, as newer cards like \u003cem\u003eKarn, the Great Creator\u003c\/em\u003e have replaced him. In Premodern, \u003cem\u003eKarn\u003c\/em\u003e is currently played in decks like Welder Tinker \/ UR Stax, Covetous Wildfire, and MUD Stax builds. \u003cem\u003eKarn\u003c\/em\u003e is most commonly seen in Commander \/ EDH – where he serves as a mono-colorless commander, enabling all-artifacts decks or as a utility creature in commanders like \u003cem\u003eKozilek, the Great Distortion\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eKarn, Silver Golem\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762016514093,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Karn_Silver_Golem_Original_Art_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775126688","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/karn-silver-golem","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}