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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:16PM
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Just a discussion I'm having with some friends. They seem to think that artificer is classed as an artifact.
The problem comes up with cards saying something like "destroy target artifact" and whether or not this can destroy an artificer.
Similarly if a card with "Get +1/+1 for each artifact you control" counts artificer.
Could someone please give us a final ruling for this.
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:18PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 17, 2005
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Just a discussion I'm having with some friends. They seem to think that artificer is classed as an artifact.
The problem comes up with cards saying something like "destroy target artifact" and whether or not this can destroy an artificer.
Similarly if a card with "Get +1/+1 for each artifact you control" counts artificer.
Could someone please give us a final ruling for this.
If it does not say "Artifact" on the type line, then it is not an artifact.
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:23PM
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merely supporting artifacts doesn't make the card itself an artifact, you need to check if it actually says "artifact" so Riddlesmith  is not an artifact, Master Transmuter  however is when in doubt check the Oracle wording for "Artifact" in the typeline and Walking Atlas  is a print error 
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:27PM
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So, a changeling is also not an artifact? As artifact is a card type not a creature type?
Many thanks. Hopefully that will finally settle this discussion.
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:29PM
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Correct. Creatures with changeling are all creature types at all times, and as you said, artifact is a card type and not a creature type.
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:29PM
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So, a changeling is also not an artifact? As artifact is a card type not a creature type?
Correct.
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11 months ago ::
Jul 14, 2012 - 5:51PM
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The changelings are not artifacts, but they are artificers.
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