<p>'Artifact Creature' is not a thing by itself, it is two separate things. What it means is 'this permanent/card/spell is an Artifact' and 'this permanent/card/spell is a Creature'. Since the permanent is both a Creature and an Artifact it is effected by things that effect Artifact Creatures.</p>

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  <p><strong>205.2b</strong> Some objects have more than one card type (for example, an artifact creature). Such objects satisfy the criteria for any effect that applies to any of their card types.</p>
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2017-03-30T12:50:34.883Z
2017-03-30T12:50:34.883Z
diego
<p>Tezzeret's touch says "in addition to other types" and since the creature is already an artifact, it becomes a artifact creature (plus anything else, like enchantment if you enchanted <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBident%20of%20Thassa%5d">Bident of Thassa</a>) so it can't block Audacious Infiltrator.</p>

<p>Tezzeret's touch enchants an artifact so if the enchanted permanent loses the artifact type (e.g. it was targeted by <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLiquimetal%20Coating%5d">Liquimetal Coating</a> earlier in the turn and it is now at the end of the turn) then Tezzeret's touch would fall off the creature as it now enchanting an illegal permanent. This is why it can't lose the artifact type.</p>

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2017-03-30T08:23:55.443Z
2017-03-30T08:23:55.443Z
Progenitor Mimic
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bTezzeret%27s%5d%2b%5bTouch%5d">Tezzeret&#39;s Touch</a> specifically indicates that the artifact it enchants is a Creature in addition to other types, rather than Artifact Creature. Does this mean this enchanted artifact can block <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bAudacious%20Infiltrator%5d">Audacious Infiltrator</a> as it is not specifically an Artifact Creature or does it become an Artifact Creature by default as it is both an Artifact and a Creature?</p>

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MTG AER: Tezzeret's Touch and Audacious Infiltrator artifact interaction
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# MTG AER: Tezzeret's Touch and Audacious Infiltrator artifact interaction

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-30)

[Tezzeret's Touch](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bTezzeret%27s%5d%2b%5bTouch%5d) specifically indicates that the artifact it enchants is a Creature in addition to other types, rather than Artifact Creature. Does this mean this enchanted artifact can block [Audacious Infiltrator](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bAudacious%20Infiltrator%5d) as it is not specifically an Artifact Creature or does it become an Artifact Creature by default as it is both an Artifact and a Creature?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-30. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

'Artifact Creature' is not a thing by itself, it is two separate things. What it means is 'this permanent/card/spell is an Artifact' and 'this permanent/card/spell is a Creature'. Since the permanent is both a Creature and an Artifact it is effected by things that effect Artifact Creatures.

> **205.2b** Some objects have more than one card type (for example, an artifact creature). Such objects satisfy the criteria for any effect that applies to any of their card types.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-30. Score: 4

Tezzeret's touch says "in addition to other types" and since the creature is already an artifact, it becomes a artifact creature (plus anything else, like enchantment if you enchanted [Bident of Thassa](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBident%20of%20Thassa%5d)) so it can't block Audacious Infiltrator.

Tezzeret's touch enchants an artifact so if the enchanted permanent loses the artifact type (e.g. it was targeted by [Liquimetal Coating](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLiquimetal%20Coating%5d) earlier in the turn and it is now at the end of the turn) then Tezzeret's touch would fall off the creature as it now enchanting an illegal permanent. This is why it can't lose the artifact type.


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