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Karn, Argent Defender

{2}

Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem

Artifacts and creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
Plays as:
ETB Hate
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal

EDHREC #22,039Played in 1% of all cEDH decks

Printings
3
Price range
$0.72to$1.37

Versions

3 printings · from $0.72

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Rulings

5 · latest Aug 21, 2026
  • WotCAug 21, 2026

    If Karn, Argent Defender and another artifact or creature enter the battlefield at the same time, neither one will cause triggered abilities to trigger when they enter the battlefield.

  • WotCAug 21, 2026

    Look at the permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger. For example, if you control Opalescence, which says, in part, "Each other non-Aura enchantment is a creature," each enchantment will be a creature at the time it enters the battlefield and will not cause triggered abilities to trigger.

  • WotCAug 21, 2026

    Replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, are unaffected. Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters" are replacement effects.

  • WotCAug 21, 2026

    The trigger event doesn't have to specify artifacts or creatures entering the battlefield. For example, Tireless Tracker has an ability that says "Whenever a land you control enters, investigate." If an artifact land or creature land you control enters, that ability won't trigger. If a nonartifact, noncreature land you control enters, the ability will trigger.

  • WotCAug 21, 2026

    Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at the beginning of" in their reminder text.