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Karn, Living Legacy

Karn, Living Legacy is a colorless golem Planeswalker, introduced in late 2022, after the release of the set that returns to his origins in Dominaria: Dominaria United.

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Full Name Karn, Living Legacy
Affinities Colorless
Origin set Dominaria United Dominaria United
Cost 850 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 114
Deck limits Creatures 5  ·  Spells 5  ·  Supports 9
Mana bonuses Icon W.png +1 · Icon U.png +1 · Icon B.png +1 · Icon R.png +1 · Icon G.png +1
Leveling cost 323,750 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)
Planeswalker series
Karn (golem)
Karn, Scion of Urza  Colorless Karn, Scion of Urza
Karn, Reflective Silver  Colorless Karn, Reflective Silver
Karn, Living Legacy  Colorless Karn, Living Legacy

Being colorless, all of the iterations of Karn can include cards of any color in their decks, as long as those cards share a color with the event node on which they play.

He has average health and average deck limits, with slightly lowered creature and spell limits to allow the penultimate support count of nine. Like Karn, Scion of Urza, his mana bonuses are perfectly balanced, but in total, as low as Origins Planeswalkers.

All of his abilities create the support first seen in his abilities, that has since become available to almost 10% of The Brothers' War's cards: the Powerstone. Like Wizard Class and its ilk, it cannot be reinforced, so it can potentially cover the board, which in turn powers it up, for a virtuous circle. However, it is not ResilientResilient as Wizard Class is, and it only activates when matched.

Karn, Living Legacy is even more niche than Karn, Reflective Silver, being strong with powerful cards like Old Gnawbone that can cover the board in Treasure artifacts (or the equivalent for Fabricated Servo tokensToken), and weak outside of that context.

Karn, Living Legacy is the third of three playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody the construct Planeswalker Karn at different points in his life.

Contents

Stats

Karn, Living Legacy - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
  +1   +1   +1   +1   +1   0    5    5    9 114 323,750  

Abilities

1: Thran Relics
Ability Level PW level   Effect
  6-19 9 Create 2 Powerstone Tokens . Disable those cards until end of turn.
  20-35 9 Create 3 Powerstone Tokens. Disable those cards until end of turn.
  36-49 9 Create 4 Powerstone Tokens. Disable those cards until end of turn.
  50-60 9 Create 4 Powerstone Tokens.
2: Weaponized Heirlooms
Ability Level PW level   Effect
  10-25 15 Create a Powerstone Token . An opposing Vanguard support loses X shield. If it can’t: Deal X damage to any target. X is the number of Artifact supports you control.
  26-39 15 Create a Powerstone Token. An opposing Vanguard support loses X shield. If it can’t: Deal X damage to any target. X is the number of Artifact supports you control, including their reinforcements.
  40-55 15 Create a Powerstone Token. An opposing Vanguard support loses X shield. If it can’t: Deal X damage to any target. X is the number of Artifact cards you control, including their reinforcements.
  56-60 15 Create a Powerstone Token. An opposing Vanguard support loses X shield. Deal X damage to any target. X is the number of Artifact cards you control including their reinforcements.
3: Secrets of the Thran
Ability Level PW level   Effect
  16-29 21 Create 2 Powerstone Tokens . Those cards gain the Deciphered Emblem.
  30-45 21 Create 3 Powerstone Tokens. Powerstone cards you control gain the Deciphered Emblem.
  46-59 21 Create X Powerstone Tokens. X is the number of Artifact cards you control. Powerstone cards you control gain the Deciphered Emblem.
  60 21 Create X Powerstone Tokens. X is the number of Artifact cards you control, including their reinforcements. Powerstone cards you control gain the Deciphered Emblem.


Powerstone

Colorless Support Card - Artifact Powerstone, 2 Shields, Token , with: “This support can’t be reinforced. When you match this support’s gem: The first Artifact card in your hand that can gain mana gains 3 mana. If it can’t - The first card in your hand that can gain mana gains 1 mana. Then, disable this support until end of turn. When you match an Artifact support’s gem: If this support has the Deciphered Emblem: An opposing Vanguard support loses 1 shield. If it can’t - Deal 1 damage to the first opposing creature. If you can’t, deal 1 damage to your opponent’s Planeswalker.”

Story

Inheriting both his creator’s ingenuity and shame, Karn, the Silver Golem made planeswalker sought to undo many dangers left in the multiverse through his Legacy. The infection that once affected both him and the world he created now threatens his creator’s birthplace. Karn shall use all his wisdom and might to drive Phyrexia back, once and for all!.

<< Karn, Reflective Silver's Story

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Caves of Koilos   (2) 8       ORI 
Claustrophobia   (1) 9       ORI
Inscribed Tablet Missing card data
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity Missing card data 
Meteorite   (4) 8       ORI
Phyrexian Espionage Missing card data 
Psychic Rebuttal   (2) 6       ORI
Salvaged Manaworker Missing card data
Shore Up Missing card data 
Veteran's Sidearm   (2) 6       ORI