{"id":4357,"date":"2014-09-03T07:37:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2015-02-05T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T23:49:39","slug":"ensoul-artifact-learn-all-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/2014\/09\/ensoul-artifact-learn-all-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensoul Artifact &#8211; Learn All About It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><img  style='float:left'  class='lems-mtg-cardimg' src='http:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/Handlers\/Image.ashx?size=small&type=card&name=Ensoul Artifact'><\/p>Making a 5\/5 flyer or 5\/5 indestructible creature on turn two brightens my soul. Both options are possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Ensoul+Artifact&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Ensoul Artifact<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Ensoul+Artifact&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Ensoul Artifact<\/a> works by setting the base power and toughness of any artifact to 5\/5 and, if it isn\u2019t already, makes it a creature. The best part about this transformation is that it does not affect the card\u2019s text- meaning if it\u2019s a flyer before the Aura resolves it remains a flyer (same with indestructible and so on).  See that 0\/2 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Ornithopter&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Ornithopter<\/a>? Now you\u2019ve got a 5\/5 Super-Ornithopter bashing in for a quarter of your opponent\u2019s life.  As you may have noticed the creature did not become a 5\/7, its original power and toughness do not stay or add to the Ensoul Artifact\u2019s changes. The artifact also maintains its types- <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Darksteel+Citadel&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Darksteel Citadel<\/a> becomes a 5\/5 indestructible artifact creature land.  There is more to this beastly enchantment:<br \/>\n       \tOnly have a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Flesh+to+Dust&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Flesh to Dust <\/a>and Ensoul Artifact (EA) but need to wipe out your opponent\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Chain+Veil&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Chain Veil<\/a>? Lucky for you, EA makes it a creature and Flesh to Dust destroys creatures.<br \/>\n       \tYou might not want to EA your own Equipment as it can no longer be or become attached after becoming a creature.  In some situations enchanting your opponent\u2019s Equipment (like <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Godsend&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Godsend<\/a>) might come in handy. Sure, they get a 5\/5 but that can be a whole lot less scary than an equipped creature. The Equipment\u2019s buffs and abilities do not become the creature\u2019s buffs and abilities. They are now essentially dead text as long as EA is enchanting it. The Equipment is now a vanilla 5\/5.<br \/>\n       \tWhat happens when you EA an <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rulestips\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Elixir+of+Immortality&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Elixir of Immortality<\/a> and then use its ability? Ultimately you\u2019ll end up with a lonely EA in the graveyard since the Elixir shuffles itself as part of its ability. Once the ability resolves and the Elixir is shuffled, state-based actions are checked. At this point EA is no longer attached to anything and is placed in the graveyard.<br \/>\n       \tSo much fun to be had with this little uncommon enchantment! Use it wisely and know your rules to get the most out of your cards! <\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Rules Tip written by Daniel Clarke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a 5\/5 flyer or 5\/5 indestructible creature on turn two brightens my soul. Both options are possible with . works by setting the base power and toughness of any artifact to 5\/5 and, if it isn\u2019t already, makes it a creature. 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