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Paleontologist's Pick-Axe
Artifact — Equipment
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Paleontologist's Pick-Axe

lccThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#16mythic
{2}
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All Printings

2 printings across 1 sets
Printings
2 total
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#36
2023 · Ernanda Souza
$0.60$0.51
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#16
2023 · Ernanda Souza
$0.44$0.94
Card details
Artist
Ernanda Souza
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Artifact — Equipment

Whenever equipped creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.

Equip {1}

Craft with one or more creatures {5} ({5}, Exile this artifact, Exile one or more creatures you control and/or creature cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)

Abilities
Equip {1}
TriggeredWhenever equipped creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
ActivatedCraft with one or more creatures {5} ({5}, Exile this artifact, Exile one or more creatures you control and/or creature cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Plays as
Card DrawLootingAttack TriggerIs EquipmentCommander Synergy
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Ernanda Souza
Rulings
  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Each time Dinosaur Headdress becomes attached to a creature, you choose one of the exiled creature cards used to craft it. You may choose the same card you chose the last time you had to choose.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If a card that isn't a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a card with craft, it'll stay in exile if you activate the craft ability. It won't return to the battlefield.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If the chosen card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If the materials required include multiple objects, you may exile some of them from among permanents you control and the rest from among cards in your graveyard. You don't have to choose all permanents or all cards from your graveyard.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    The back faces of some cards with craft refer to cards "used to craft" it. This refers to the cards exiled as part of the cost of the craft ability of the front face. Those cards are considered to be "used to craft" that permanent as long as they remain exiled and the permanent remains on the battlefield, even if the permanent's controller changes or some of its characteristics change (because of a copy effect, for example.)

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    The equipped creature copies exactly what's printed on the exiled card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into exile.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    You may exile tokens you control as part of the materials required. However, because they aren't cards and won't stay in exile, any abilities that refer to what you "used to craft" the back faces won't refer to anything.