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    Karn, Argent Defender

    Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem

    Karn, Argent Defender

    Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer

    EDHREC Rank #18,844
    Artifacts and creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.

    "I owe the Multiverse a debt I fear I can never repay. That remedy begins now, with a first step away from the past and toward the future I wish to see."

    Rulings (5)

    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.

    Aug 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.

    Aug 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.

    Aug 21, 2026

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    Commander

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    Prints (3)

    Karn, Argent Defender — Reality Fracture
    FRA#279$0.44
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    Karn, Argent Defender — Reality Fracture
    FRA#320$0.84
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