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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan have brought an entirely new flip-card to Magic: The Gathering. Craft is a keyword that lets you pay for the other side of your card, provided you can pay both the mana and material costs.
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PostsMuch like the explore mechanic, craft is thematically how the people of Ixalan create their incredible artifacts. And since Ixalan is an analog of ancient Aztec culture, most of the crafting costs involve some form of sacrifice. Read on to discover how to craft all the new cards with the craft keyword.
What Is Craft?
Craft is a new keyword ability introduced in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. It's a new way to transform artifacts into something else--usually other, more powerful artifacts, but sometimes they become potent creatures, enchantments, or lands.
All craft costs involve paying a certain amount of mana and then exiling a thing you control, either in play or in your graveyard. Exiling cards from your graveyard is likely to be the preferred method of crafting (for most decks), which means crafting isn't something you can do on the first or even second turn.
Exiling tokens to pay for crafting is also fine, but it there is a proviso here that we'll get to in a moment.
The reminder text for crafting always reads like this: "Craft with [materials] [mana] ([Mana], Exile this permanent, Exile [materials] from among permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.)"
The exact text will vary depending on the card's crafting cost. For example, Spring-Loaded Sawblades reads: "Craft with artifact three generic, one white mana (Three generic, one white mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)"
Meanwhile, Ore-Rich Stalactite reads: "Craft with four or more red instant and/or sorcery cards three generic, two red mana (Three generic, two red mana, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)"
Not every crafting cost will require a permanent. Ore-Rich Stalactite can only be crafted with cards in your graveyard. Cosmium Catalyst--the card it crafts into--also refers to the cards exiled as part of its crafting cost and allows you to cast them.
Tokens exiled as part of a crafting cost are not cards and therefore cannot be accessed if the crafted card refers to them.
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PostsAll The Cards With Craft In The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan
There are 24 cards with the Craft keyword in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (and one Market Gnome that wants to be crafted). Here they all are in alphabetical order.
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Name
Description
Altar of the Wretched
Two generic, one black artifact - Rare
When Altar of the Wretched enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a nontoken creature. If you do, draw X cards, then mill X cards, where X is that creature’s power.
Craft with one or more creatures and two generic, two black
Two generic, two black: Return Altar of the Wretched from your graveyard to your hand.
Wretched Bonemass
Creature - Skeleton Horror, */* - Rare
Wretched Bonemass’s power and toughness are each equal to the total power of the exiled cards used to craft it.
Wretched Bonemass has flying as long as an exiled card used to craft it has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, protection, reach, trample, and vigilance.
Braided Net
Two generic, one blue artifact - Rare
Braided Net enters the battlefield with three net counters on it.
Tap, Remove a net counter from Braided Net: Tap another target nonland permanent. Its activated abilities can’t be activated for as long as it remains tapped.
Craft with artifact one generic, one blue
Braided Quipu
Artifact - Rare
Three generic, blue, tap: Draw a card for each artifact you control, then put Braided Quipu into its owner’s library third from the top.
Clay-Fired Bricks
One generic, white artifact - Uncommon
When Clay-Fired Bricks enters the battlefield, search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.
Craft with artifact and five generic, two white mana (Five generic, two white mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Cosmium Kiln
Artifact - Uncommon
When Cosmium Kiln enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Dire Flail
One red artifact - Rare
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip one generic mana.
Craft with artifact and three generic, two red mana (Three generic, two red mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Dire Blunderbuss
Artifact - Red
Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has “Whenever this creature attacks, you may sacrifice an artifact other than Dire Blunderbuss. When you do, this creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature.”
Equip one generic mana.
Eye of Ojer Taq
Three generic artifact - Mythic Rare
Tap: Add one mana of any color.
Craft with two that share a card type and six generic mana (Six generic mana, Exile this artifact, Exile the two from among other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Apex Observatory
Artifact - Mythic Rare
Apex Observatory enters the battlefield tapped. As it enters, choose a card type shared among two exiled cards used to craft it.
Tap: The next spell you cast this turn of the chosen type can be cast without paying its mana cost.
Idol of the Deep King
Two generic, one red artifact - Common
Flash
When Idol of the Deep King enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to any target.
Craft with artifact and two generic, one red mana (Two generic, one red mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Sovereign's Machuahuitl
Artifact - Common
When Sovereign’s Macuahuitl enters the battlefield, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip two generic mana (Two generic mana: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Inverted Iceberg
One generic, one blue artifact - Common
When Inverted Iceberg enters the battlefield, mill a card, then draw a card. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Craft with artifact and four generic, two blue mana (Four generic, two blue mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Iceberg Titan
Artifact creature - Golem - 6/6
Whenever Iceberg Titan attacks, you may tap or untap target artifact or creature.
Jade Seedstones
Three generic, one green artifact - Uncommon
When Jade Seedstones enters the battlefield, distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.
Craft with creature and five generic, two green mana (Five generic, two green mana, Exile this artifact, Exile a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Jadeheart Attendant
Artifact creature - Golem - 7/7 - Uncommon
When Jadeheart Attendant enters the battlefield, you gain life equal to the mana value of the exiled card used to craft it.
Kaslem's Stonetree
Two generic, one green artifact - Common
When Kaslem’s Stonetree enters the battlefield, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.
Craft with Cave five generic, one green mana (Five generic, one green mana, Exile this artifact, Exile a Cave you control or a Cave card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Kaslem's Strider
Artifact creature - Golem - 5/5 - Common
Lodestone Needle
One generic, one blue artifact - Uncommon
Flash
When Lodestone Needle enters the battlefield, tap up to one target artifact or creature and put two stun counters on it.
Craft with artifact two generic, one blue mana (Two generic, one blue mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Guidestone Compass
Artifact - Uncommon
One generic, tap: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it’s a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Master's Guide-Mural
Three generic, one white, one blue artifact - Uncommon
When Master’s Guide-Mural enters the battlefield, create a 4/4 white and blue Golem artifact creature token.
Craft with artifact four generic, two white, one blue mana (Four generic, two white, one blue mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Master's Manufactory
Artifact - Uncommon
Tap: Create a 4/4 white and blue Golem artifact creature token. Activate only if Master’s Manufactory or another artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
Ore-Rich Stalactite
One generic, one red artifact - Rare
Tap: Add one red mana. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
Craft with four or more red instant and/or sorcery cards three generic, two red mana (Three generic, two red mana, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Cosmium Catalyst
Artifact - Rare
One red mana, Tap: Choose an exiled card used to craft Cosmium Catalyst at random. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
Oteclan Landmark
One white artifact - Common
When Oteclan Landmark enters the battlefield, scry 2.
Craft with artifact two generic, one white mana (Two generic, one white mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Oteclan Levitator
Artifact creature - Golem - 1/4 - Common
Flying
Whenever Oteclan Levitator attacks, target attacking creature without flying gains flying until end of turn.
Paleontologist's Pick-Axe
Two generic artifact - Mythic Rare
Whenever equipped creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
Equip one generic mana.
Craft with one or more creatures five generic mana (Five generic mana, Exile this artifact, Exile one or more creatures you control and/or creature cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Dinosaur Headdress
Artifact - Equipment - Mythic Rare
When Dinosaur Headdress enters the battlefield, attach it to target creature you control.
As Dinosaur Headdress becomes attached to a creature, choose an exiled creature card used to craft Dinosaur Headdress.
Equipped creature is a copy of the last chosen card.
Equip two generic mana.
Saheeli's Lattice
One generic, one red artifact - Uncommon
When Saheeli’s Lattice enters the battlefield, you may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.
Craft with one or more Dinosaurs four generic, one red mana (Four generic, one red mana, Exile this artifact, Exile one or more Dinosaurs you control and/or Dinosaur cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Mastercraft Raptor
Artifact creature - Dinosaur - */4 - Uncommon
Mastercraft Raptor’s power is equal to the total power of the exiled cards used to craft it.
Spring-Loaded Sawblade
One generic, one white artifact - Uncommon
Flash
When Spring-Loaded Sawblades enters the battlefield, it deals 5 damage to target tapped creature an opponent controls.
Craft with artifact three generic, one white mana (Three generic, one white mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Bladewheel Chariot
Artifact - Vehicle - Uncommon
Tap two other untapped artifacts you control: Bladewheel Chariot becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
Sunbird Standard
Three generic artifact - Uncommon
Tap: Add one mana of any color.
Craft with one or more five generic mana (Five generic mana, Exile this artifact, Exile one or more other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Sunbird Effigy
Artifact creature - Bird Construct - */* - Uncommon
Flying, vigilance, haste
Sunbird Effigy’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of colors among the exiled cards used to craft it.
Tap: For each color among the exiled cards used to craft Sunbird Effigy, add one mana of that color.
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
One blue, one red, one white legendary artifact creature - Gnome - 2/2 - Rare
Whenever Tetzin or another double-faced artifact enters the battlefield under your control, mill three cards. You may put an artifact card from among them into your hand.
Craft with six artifacts four generic (Four generic, Exile this artifact, Exile the six from among other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control.)
The Golden-Gear Colossus
Legendary artifact creature - Gnome - 6/6 - Rare
Vigilance, trample
Whenever The Golden-Gear Colossus enters the battlefield or attacks, transform up to one other target double-faced artifact you control. Create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
The Enigma Jewel
One blue mana legendary artifact - Mythic Rare
The Enigma Jewel enters the battlefield tapped.
Tap: Add two generic mana. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Craft with four or more nonlands with activated abilities eight generic, one blue mana (Eight generic, one blue mana, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from among other permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Locus of Enlightenment
Legendary artifact - Mythic Rare
Locus of Enlightenment has each activated ability of the exiled cards used to craft it. You may activate each of those abilities only once each turn.
Whenever you activate an ability that isn’t a mana ability, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Throne of the Grim Captain
Two generic legendary artifact - Rare
Tap: Mill two cards.
Craft with a Dinosaur, a Merfolk, a Pirate, and a Vampire four generic (Four generic, Exile this artifact, Exile the four from among permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
The Grim Captain
Legendary creature - Skeleton Spirit Pirate - 7/7 - Rare
Menace, trample, lifelink, hexproof
Whenever The Grim Captain attacks, each opponent sacrifices a nonland permanent. Then you may put an exiled creature card used to craft The Grim Captain onto the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking.
Tithing Blade
One generic, one black artifact - Common
When Tithing Blade enters the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a creature.
Craft with creature four generic, one black mana (Four generic, one black mana, Exile this artifact, Exile a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Consuming Sepulcher
Artifact - Common
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Unstable Glyphbridge
Three generic, two white artifact - Rare
When Unstable Glyphbridge enters the battlefield, if you cast it, for each player, choose a creature with power 2 or less that player controls. Then destroy all creatures except creatures chosen this way.
Craft with artifact three generic, two white mana (Three generic, two white mana, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Sandswirl Wanderglyph
Artifact creature - Golem - 5/3 - Rare
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell during their turn, they can’t attack you or planeswalkers you control this turn.
Each opponent who attacked you or a planeswalker you control this turn can’t cast spells.
Visage of Dread
One generic, one black artifact - Uncommon
When Visage of Dread enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an artifact or creature card from it. That player discards that card.
Craft with two creatures five generic, one black mana (Five generic, one black mana, Exile this artifact, Exile the two from among creatures you control and/or creature cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Dread Osseosaur
Creature - Dinosaur Skeleton Horror - 5/4 - Uncommon
Menace
Whenever Dread Osseosaur enters the battlefield or attacks, you may mill two cards. (You may put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Waterlogged Hulk
One blue artifact - Uncommon
Tap: Mill a card. (Put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Craft with Island three generic, one blue mana (Three generic, one blue mana, Exile this artifact, Exile an Island you control or an Island card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Watertight Gondola
Artifact - Vehicle - Uncommon
Vigilance
Descend 8 — Watertight Gondola can’t be blocked as long as there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
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