Karn, Gilded Guardian

Reality Fracture #272

Karn, Gilded Guardian - Reality Fracture

Type: Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem

Mana cost: {2/W}{2/U}{2/B}{2/R}{2/G}

Card text: Vigilance, trample When Karn enters, draw a card for each color among other artifacts you control.

P/T: 5/5

Rarity: rare

Artist: Scott M. Fischer

"Karn forged the empty world of Mirrodin and filled it with peaceful creations."

Released: October 2, 2026

Prices

$0.43 USD · $0.43 USD (Foil) · €0.07 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Karn, Gilded Guardian good in Reality Fracture Limited?

In Reality Fracture Limited we rate Karn, Gilded Guardian F tier — not worth playing in most Limited decks.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for Reality Fracture and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review.

Karn, Gilded Guardian Price History & Market Trend

Daily USD and EUR price tracking for Karn, Gilded Guardian (Reality Fracture #272), last 30 snapshots.

Over the last 30 days Karn, Gilded Guardian has fallen to $0.21, 95.9% below its $5.18 high on 2026-09-13 and 10.5% above its $0.19 low on 2026-10-01.

Current
$0.21
7-day change
-8.7%
Period high
$5.18
2026-09-13
Period low
$0.19
2026-10-01
DateUSDEURUSD FoilEUR Foil
2026-09-13 $5.18 0.99€ — —
2026-09-14 $5.18 0.95€ — 1.49€
2026-09-15 $2.69 0.93€ — 1.49€
2026-09-16 $2.69 0.93€ — 1.49€
2026-09-17 $2.69 0.93€ — 1.49€
2026-09-18 $2.69 0.93€ — 1.49€
2026-09-19 $2.69 0.93€ — 1.49€
2026-09-20 $2.69 0.39€ — 1.49€
2026-09-21 $2.69 0.28€ $5.21 1.49€
2026-09-22 $2.69 0.22€ $5.21 0.57€
2026-09-23 $2.69 0.19€ $5.21 0.57€
2026-09-24 $1.25 0.19€ $5.18 0.57€
2026-09-25 $1.25 0.14€ $5.18 0.58€
2026-09-26 $1.15 0.12€ $2.75 0.72€
2026-09-27 $0.87 0.12€ $1.38 0.72€
2026-09-28 $0.63 0.12€ $1.2 0.72€
2026-09-29 $0.35 0.09€ $0.48 0.64€
2026-09-30 $0.25 0.07€ $0.44 0.63€
2026-10-01 $0.19 0.07€ $0.38 0.63€
2026-10-02 $0.25 0.07€ $0.38 0.59€
2026-10-03 $0.26 0.07€ $0.18 0.59€
2026-10-04 $0.26 0.09€ $0.18 0.55€
2026-10-05 $0.23 0.08€ $0.18 0.47€
2026-10-06 $0.26 0.08€ $0.17 0.47€
2026-10-07 $0.24 0.08€ $0.16 0.37€
2026-10-08 $0.21 0.08€ $0.15 0.32€
2026-10-09 $0.19 0.07€ $0.15 0.29€
2026-10-10 $0.2 0.07€ $0.15 0.29€
2026-10-11 $0.2 0.07€ $0.15 0.28€
2026-10-12 $0.21 0.07€ $0.18 0.29€

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Karn, Gilded Guardian in Reality Fracture limited

common

Wrecking Gecko
Wrecking Gecko
Artifact Creature — Lizard Construct

Wrecking Gecko is an artifact creature that contributes to Karn's color count for drawing cards, and its ward protection makes it a resilient artifact that stays on the battlefield.

 Afterthought Sentry
Afterthought Sentry
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

Afterthought Sentry is an artifact creature that adds to Karn's card draw trigger and provides a flying blocker, making it a solid artifact synergy piece in the same deck.

 Keeper of the Quiet Hour
Keeper of the Quiet Hour
Artifact Creature — Chimera

Keeper of the Quiet Hour is an artifact creature that empowers Jace and contributes to Karn's draw trigger, providing both planeswalker synergy and artifact count in one card.

rare

"I've been pulling the strings the whole time!"
"I've been pulling the strings the whole time!"
Creature — Human Artificer

This Artificer creates Heartwood tokens which are artifacts, dramatically increasing the number of artifacts Karn sees when entering and potentially drawing multiple cards while also growing the Artificer with counters.

 Hungering Puppetbeast
Hungering Puppetbeast
Artifact Creature — Beast Construct

Hungering Puppetbeast creates a Heartwood token on entry and can sacrifice artifacts to grow itself, providing multiple artifacts for Karn's draw trigger while also being a powerful artifact creature itself.

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