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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Damping Matrix

3 · Artifact

Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Similar cards

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NameManaTypeText
Nix UInstant Counter target spell if no mana was spent to cast it.
Amulet of Quoz 6Artifact Remove Amulet of Quoz from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. {T}, Sacrifice Amulet of Quoz: Target opponent may ante the top card of their library. If they don't, you flip a coin. If you win the flip, that player loses the game. If you lose the flip, you lose the game. Activate only during your upkeep.
Braided Quipu Artifact {3}{U}, {T}: Draw a card for each artifact you control, then put Braided Quipu into its owner's library third from the top.
Splinter 2GGSorcery Exile target artifact. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that artifact and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
Arcbound Shikari 1RWArtifact Creature — Cat Soldier First strike When Arcbound Shikari enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each other artifact creature you control. Modular 2 (This creature enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.) 0/0
Meldweb Strider 4UArtifact — Vehicle Vigilance Meldweb Strider enters the battlefield with an oil counter on it. Remove an oil counter from Meldweb Strider: It becomes an artifact creature until end of turn. Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.) 5/5
Saheeli Rai 1URLegendary Planeswalker — Saheeli [+1]: Scry 1. Saheeli Rai deals 1 damage to each opponent. [−2]: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. That token gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. [−7]: Search your library for up to three artifact cards with different names, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Loyalty 3
Powder Keg 2Artifact At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a fuse counter on Powder Keg. {T}, Sacrifice Powder Keg: Destroy each artifact and creature with mana value equal to the number of fuse counters on Powder Keg.
Indomitable Creativity XRRRSorcery Destroy X target artifacts and/or creatures. For each permanent destroyed this way, its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until an artifact or creature card is revealed and exiles that card. Those players put the exiled cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Stalking Stones Land {T}: Add {C}. {6}: Stalking Stones becomes a 3/3 Elemental artifact creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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