Art by Scott M. Fischer
Karn, Argent Defender
Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
Artifacts and creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
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Most Played With Karn, Argent Defender (156)
Sol Ring
94% of decks · $1.38
Thran Dynamo
83% of decks · $4.43
Mind Stone
67% of decks
Palladium Myr
57% of decks · $1.20
Soulless Jailer
56% of decks · $1.68
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
54% of decks · $7.14
Warping Wail
54% of decks · $1.07
Basalt Monolith
54% of decks · $5.05
Glaring Fleshraker
52% of decks · $1.24
Karn, Legacy Reforged
52% of decks · $19.80
Thought Vessel
52% of decks
Echoes of Eternity
52% of decks · $2.49
God-Pharaoh's Statue
49% of decks · $0.90
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
49% of decks · $40.36
Kozilek's Command
46% of decks · $8.36
Defense Grid
46% of decks · $7.18
Clock of Omens
46% of decks · $3.62
Jhoira's Familiar
44% of decks · $2.53
Everflowing Chalice
44% of decks · $0.30
Hedron Archive
44% of decks · $0.25
Worn Powerstone
44% of decks · $0.38
Blightsteel Colossus
43% of decks · $38.55
Sensei's Divining Top
43% of decks · $39.63
Manifold Key
43% of decks · $1.51
Darksteel Forge
43% of decks · $51.57
Lightning Greaves
43% of decks · $4.00
Walking Ballista
41% of decks · $10.42
Metalworker
41% of decks · $199.69
Chimil, the Inner Sun
41% of decks · $7.85
Torpor Orb
41% of decks · $5.23
Wandering Archaic
40% of decks
Void Winnower
40% of decks · $18.78
Lodestone Golem
40% of decks · $0.30
Eldritch Immunity
40% of decks · $8.90
Cloud Key
40% of decks · $1.44
Mycosynth Lattice
40% of decks · $34.48
Skittering Cicada
38% of decks · $12.69
Winter Orb
38% of decks · $22.89
The One Ring
38% of decks · $116.27
Trinisphere
38% of decks · $36.27
Kuldotha Forgemaster
37% of decks · $11.25
Platinum Angel
37% of decks · $10.51
Vexing Bauble
37% of decks · $2.56
Sculpting Steel
37% of decks · $3.61
Expedition Map
37% of decks · $1.44
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35% of decks · $24.00
Krang, Utrom Warlord
33% of decks · $20.48
Darksteel Monolith
33% of decks · $25.76
Mana Vault
33% of decks · $116.06
Voltaic Key
32% of decks · $4.68
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
30% of decks · $47.24
Mycosynth Golem
30% of decks · $51.82
Titan's Presence
30% of decks · $0.40
Selective Obliteration
30% of decks · $2.04
Moonsilver Key
30% of decks · $0.94
Staff of Domination
30% of decks · $10.74
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
30% of decks · $12.23
Shimmer Myr
29% of decks · $0.39
Eldrazi Confluence
29% of decks · $14.75
Spatial Contortion
29% of decks · $0.37
Mox Opal
29% of decks · $236.10
Karn, Living Legacy
29% of decks · $1.31
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
29% of decks · $19.82
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
27% of decks · $6.25
Platinum Emperion
27% of decks · $19.19
Myr Retriever
27% of decks · $3.12
Rise of the Eldrazi
27% of decks · $26.70
Sphere of Resistance
27% of decks
Weathered Runestone
27% of decks · $0.34
Cursed Totem
27% of decks · $1.31
Rings of Brighthearth
27% of decks · $5.30
Karn's Sylex
27% of decks · $0.86
Krark-Clan Ironworks
25% of decks · $16.45
Commander's Plate
25% of decks · $38.74
Damping Sphere
25% of decks · $0.72
Liquimetal Torque
25% of decks · $3.02
Scrap Trawler
24% of decks · $3.08
It That Heralds the End
24% of decks · $0.35
The Eternity Elevator
24% of decks · $3.04
Dreamstone Hedron
22% of decks · $0.34
Silent Arbiter
21% of decks · $10.68
Static Orb
21% of decks · $14.94
Crawlspace
21% of decks · $8.71
Mind's Eye
21% of decks · $5.61
Arc Reactor
21% of decks · $0.70
Metalwork Colossus
19% of decks · $0.34
Endbringer
19% of decks · $0.38
Not of This World
19% of decks · $6.32
The Ten Rings
19% of decks · $11.45
Grim Monolith
19% of decks · $478.02
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17% of decks · $21.66
Karn, Silver Golem
17% of decks
Cryptothrall
17% of decks · $31.92
Desecrate Reality
17% of decks · $5.21
Introduction to Annihilation
17% of decks · $0.33
The Immortal Sun
17% of decks · $12.85
Nevinyrral's Disk
17% of decks · $1.46
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of decks
Panther Robot
16% of decks · $0.37
Scour from Existence
16% of decks · $0.23
Pithing Needle
16% of decks · $0.49
Ensnaring Bridge
16% of decks · $11.36
Gilded Lotus
16% of decks · $0.54
Karn, Scion of Urza
16% of decks · $4.90
Karn Liberated
16% of decks · $3.55
Darksteel Colossus
14% of decks · $0.94
Scrawling Crawler
14% of decks · $6.60
Cybermen Squadron
14% of decks · $23.25
Anticausal Vestige
14% of decks · $2.06
Aetherflux Reservoir
14% of decks · $21.47
Chalice of the Void
14% of decks · $16.41
Winter Moon
14% of decks · $0.59
The Endstone
14% of decks · $2.91
Lotus Petal
14% of decks
Steel Overseer
13% of decks · $0.34
Zuko's Exile
13% of decks · $0.19
Storage Matrix
13% of decks · $2.55
Relic of Progenitus
13% of decks · $7.41
Stone of Erech
13% of decks · $0.28
Mox Diamond
13% of decks
Emrakul, the Promised End
11% of decks · $28.94
Ulamog, the Defiler
11% of decks · $18.88
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11% of decks · $35.30
Calamity of the Titans
11% of decks · $4.04
Gruesome Slaughter
11% of decks · $0.29
Portal to Phyrexia
11% of decks · $50.59
Crucible of Worlds
11% of decks · $33.00
Meekstone
11% of decks · $12.18
Mana Web
11% of decks · $18.00
Planar Bridge
11% of decks · $3.39
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Chromatic Orrery
11% of decks · $32.46
Eldrazi Conscription
11% of decks · $1.51
Maelstrom Colossus
10% of decks · $0.48
Cyberman Patrol
10% of decks · $14.31
Steel Hellkite
10% of decks · $0.35
Breaker of Creation
10% of decks · $0.31
Cityscape Leveler
10% of decks · $12.98
Summon: Bahamut
10% of decks · $25.52
Introduction to Prophecy
10% of decks · $0.14
Staff of Compleation
10% of decks · $3.97
Guardian Idol
10% of decks · $0.31
All-Fates Scroll
10% of decks · $0.27
Ugin's Mastery
10% of decks · $0.37
Solemn Simulacrum
8% of decks · $0.34
Flayer of Loyalties
8% of decks · $13.50
Triplicate Titan
8% of decks · $1.25
Phyrexian Revoker
8% of decks · $0.41
Blinkmoth Urn
8% of decks · $1.82
Arcane Signet
8% of decks · $0.49
The Aetherspark
8% of decks · $20.17
Prismatic Lens
8% of decks · $0.41
Chrome Mox
8% of decks · $166.69
Environmental Sciences
6% of decks · $0.20
Sisay's Ring
6% of decks · $0.34
Honor-Worn Shaku
6% of decks · $0.46
New Cards
Darksteel Angel
25% of decks · $4.11
Hall of Echoes
24% of decks · $2.70
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
18% of decks · $20.33
Omnath, Locus of the Void
16% of decks · $2.66
Memnarch, the Warden
14% of decks · $1.06
Creatures (50)
Palladium Myr
57% of decks · $1.20
Soulless Jailer
56% of decks · $1.68
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
54% of decks · $7.14
Glaring Fleshraker
52% of decks · $1.24
Karn, Legacy Reforged
52% of decks · $19.80
Jhoira's Familiar
44% of decks · $2.53
Blightsteel Colossus
43% of decks · $38.55
Walking Ballista
41% of decks · $10.42
Metalworker
41% of decks · $199.69
Wandering Archaic
40% of decks
Void Winnower
40% of decks · $18.78
Lodestone Golem
40% of decks · $0.30
Skittering Cicada
38% of decks · $12.69
Kuldotha Forgemaster
37% of decks · $11.25
Platinum Angel
37% of decks · $10.51
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35% of decks · $24.00
Krang, Utrom Warlord
33% of decks · $20.48
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
30% of decks · $47.24
Mycosynth Golem
30% of decks · $51.82
Shimmer Myr
29% of decks · $0.39
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
27% of decks · $6.25
Platinum Emperion
27% of decks · $19.19
Myr Retriever
27% of decks · $3.12
Scrap Trawler
24% of decks · $3.08
It That Heralds the End
24% of decks · $0.35
Silent Arbiter
21% of decks · $10.68
Metalwork Colossus
19% of decks · $0.34
Endbringer
19% of decks · $0.38
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17% of decks · $21.66
Karn, Silver Golem
17% of decks
Cryptothrall
17% of decks · $31.92
Panther Robot
16% of decks · $0.37
Darksteel Colossus
14% of decks · $0.94
Scrawling Crawler
14% of decks · $6.60
Cybermen Squadron
14% of decks · $23.25
Anticausal Vestige
14% of decks · $2.06
Steel Overseer
13% of decks · $0.34
Emrakul, the Promised End
11% of decks · $28.94
Ulamog, the Defiler
11% of decks · $18.88
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11% of decks · $35.30
Maelstrom Colossus
10% of decks · $0.48
Cyberman Patrol
10% of decks · $14.31
Steel Hellkite
10% of decks · $0.35
Breaker of Creation
10% of decks · $0.31
Cityscape Leveler
10% of decks · $12.98
Summon: Bahamut
10% of decks · $25.52
Solemn Simulacrum
8% of decks · $0.34
Flayer of Loyalties
8% of decks · $13.50
Triplicate Titan
8% of decks · $1.25
Phyrexian Revoker
8% of decks · $0.41
Instants (10)
Warping Wail
54% of decks · $1.07
Kozilek's Command
46% of decks · $8.36
Eldritch Immunity
40% of decks · $8.90
Titan's Presence
30% of decks · $0.40
Eldrazi Confluence
29% of decks · $14.75
Spatial Contortion
29% of decks · $0.37
Not of This World
19% of decks · $6.32
Desecrate Reality
17% of decks · $5.21
Scour from Existence
16% of decks · $0.23
Zuko's Exile
13% of decks · $0.19
Sorceries (7)
Selective Obliteration
30% of decks · $2.04
Rise of the Eldrazi
27% of decks · $26.70
Introduction to Annihilation
17% of decks · $0.33
Calamity of the Titans
11% of decks · $4.04
Gruesome Slaughter
11% of decks · $0.29
Introduction to Prophecy
10% of decks · $0.14
Environmental Sciences
6% of decks · $0.20
Utility Artifacts (50)
God-Pharaoh's Statue
49% of decks · $0.90
Defense Grid
46% of decks · $7.18
Clock of Omens
46% of decks · $3.62
Sensei's Divining Top
43% of decks · $39.63
Manifold Key
43% of decks · $1.51
Darksteel Forge
43% of decks · $51.57
Lightning Greaves
43% of decks · $4.00
Chimil, the Inner Sun
41% of decks · $7.85
Torpor Orb
41% of decks · $5.23
Cloud Key
40% of decks · $1.44
Mycosynth Lattice
40% of decks · $34.48
Winter Orb
38% of decks · $22.89
The One Ring
38% of decks · $116.27
Trinisphere
38% of decks · $36.27
Vexing Bauble
37% of decks · $2.56
Sculpting Steel
37% of decks · $3.61
Expedition Map
37% of decks · $1.44
Darksteel Monolith
33% of decks · $25.76
Voltaic Key
32% of decks · $4.68
Moonsilver Key
30% of decks · $0.94
Staff of Domination
30% of decks · $10.74
Sphere of Resistance
27% of decks
Weathered Runestone
27% of decks · $0.34
Cursed Totem
27% of decks · $1.31
Rings of Brighthearth
27% of decks · $5.30
Karn's Sylex
27% of decks · $0.86
Krark-Clan Ironworks
25% of decks · $16.45
Commander's Plate
25% of decks · $38.74
Damping Sphere
25% of decks · $0.72
Static Orb
21% of decks · $14.94
Crawlspace
21% of decks · $8.71
Mind's Eye
21% of decks · $5.61
The Ten Rings
19% of decks · $11.45
The Immortal Sun
17% of decks · $12.85
Nevinyrral's Disk
17% of decks · $1.46
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of decks
Pithing Needle
16% of decks · $0.49
Ensnaring Bridge
16% of decks · $11.36
Aetherflux Reservoir
14% of decks · $21.47
Chalice of the Void
14% of decks · $16.41
Winter Moon
14% of decks · $0.59
The Endstone
14% of decks · $2.91
Storage Matrix
13% of decks · $2.55
Relic of Progenitus
13% of decks · $7.41
Stone of Erech
13% of decks · $0.28
Portal to Phyrexia
11% of decks · $50.59
Crucible of Worlds
11% of decks · $33.00
Meekstone
11% of decks · $12.18
Mana Web
11% of decks · $18.00
Planar Bridge
11% of decks · $3.39
Mana Artifacts (30)
Sol Ring
94% of decks · $1.38
Thran Dynamo
83% of decks · $4.43
Mind Stone
67% of decks
Basalt Monolith
54% of decks · $5.05
Thought Vessel
52% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
44% of decks · $0.30
Hedron Archive
44% of decks · $0.25
Worn Powerstone
44% of decks · $0.38
Mana Vault
33% of decks · $116.06
Mox Opal
29% of decks · $236.10
Liquimetal Torque
25% of decks · $3.02
The Eternity Elevator
24% of decks · $3.04
Dreamstone Hedron
22% of decks · $0.34
Arc Reactor
21% of decks · $0.70
Grim Monolith
19% of decks · $478.02
Gilded Lotus
16% of decks · $0.54
Lotus Petal
14% of decks
Mox Diamond
13% of decks
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Chromatic Orrery
11% of decks · $32.46
Staff of Compleation
10% of decks · $3.97
Guardian Idol
10% of decks · $0.31
All-Fates Scroll
10% of decks · $0.27
Blinkmoth Urn
8% of decks · $1.82
Arcane Signet
8% of decks · $0.49
The Aetherspark
8% of decks · $20.17
Prismatic Lens
8% of decks · $0.41
Chrome Mox
8% of decks · $166.69
Sisay's Ring
6% of decks · $0.34
Honor-Worn Shaku
6% of decks · $0.46
Enchantments (3)
Echoes of Eternity
52% of decks · $2.49
Eldrazi Conscription
11% of decks · $1.51
Ugin's Mastery
10% of decks · $0.37
Planeswalkers (6)
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
49% of decks · $40.36
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
30% of decks · $12.23
Karn, Living Legacy
29% of decks · $1.31
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
29% of decks · $19.82
Karn, Scion of Urza
16% of decks · $4.90
Karn Liberated
16% of decks · $3.55
Utility Lands (50)
Urza's Tower
81% of decks
Urza's Mine
81% of decks
Urza's Power Plant
79% of decks
Urza's Workshop
71% of decks
Inventors' Fair
71% of decks
Urza's Saga
65% of decks
War Room
63% of decks
Darksteel Citadel
63% of decks
Buried Ruin
54% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
52% of decks
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
49% of decks
Vesuva
48% of decks
Ancient Tomb
46% of decks
Deserted Temple
43% of decks
Fomori Vault
41% of decks
Eldrazi Temple
38% of decks
Reliquary Tower
38% of decks
Crystal Vein
37% of decks
Zhalfirin Void
32% of decks
Rogue's Passage
32% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
29% of decks
Sanctum of Ugin
29% of decks
Blast Zone
27% of decks
Emergence Zone
27% of decks
Thespian's Stage
27% of decks
Temple of the False God
27% of decks
Strip Mine
27% of decks
Ugin's Labyrinth
27% of decks
Wasteland
24% of decks
Scorched Ruins
24% of decks
Treasure Vault
21% of decks
Urza's Factory
21% of decks
Mishra's Workshop
21% of decks
Tyrite Sanctum
19% of decks
Homeward Path
19% of decks
Petrified Hamlet
19% of decks
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
17% of decks
Eye of Ugin
16% of decks
City of Traitors
16% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
16% of decks
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14% of decks
Sea Gate Wreckage
14% of decks
Detection Tower
14% of decks
Karn's Bastion
14% of decks
Guildless Commons
14% of decks
Maze of Ith
13% of decks
Dark Depths
13% of decks
Arch of Orazca
10% of decks
Fountainport
10% of decks
Blasted Landscape
10% of decks
Lands (16)
Wastes
81% of decks
Urza's Cave
68% of decks
The Mycosynth Gardens
46% of decks
Planar Nexus
33% of decks
Talon Gates of Madara
25% of decks
Gemstone Caverns
24% of decks
Crystal Grotto
14% of decks
Hidden Grotto
13% of decks
Cavern of Souls
13% of decks
The Grey Havens
11% of decks
Abstergo Entertainment
11% of decks
Hall of Tagsin
11% of decks
Conduit Pylons
10% of decks
Snow-Covered Wastes
8% of decks
Demolition Field
8% of decks
Gallifrey Council Chamber
6% of decks
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