<p>The correct answer, as any deckbuilding Johnny will tell you, is <em>always</em> "as many as possible".  In Magic it's quite easy to come up with a deck that will put infinite artifacts into play:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>4 Seat of the Synod 4 Tree of Tales 4 Ancient Den 4 Great Furnace 4
  Vault of Whispers 4 Island 4 Kuldotha Forgemaster 4 Vedalken Engineer
  1 Darksteel Colossus 4 Kaleidostone 4 Everflowing Chalice 4 Brittle
  Effigy 4 Mycosynth Lattice 4 Summoning Station 4 Thornbite Staff 2
  Akroma's Memorial 1 Legacy Weapon</p>
</blockquote>

<p>See <a href="http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ftl/107" rel="nofollow">this article</a> for a full explanation of how to get infinite Pincher tokens (Mycosynth Lattice-d so they are also artifacts) into play, but I include an excerpt that should give you the idea:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>With a Staff'ed Forgemaster, sacrifice three other artifacts to
  activate the Forgemaster. (They can be anything besides the
  combo-related cards.) Summoning Station will untap thrice, making
  three artifact Pincher tokens. Meanwhile, your newly untapped
  Forgemaster (because of the Staff) will have fetched a Darksteel
  Colossus. Now repeat this process, except you'll sacrifice two of
  those Pinchers and the Colossus itself. Since the Colossus shuffles
  itself back into your library, you can find it again (or Legacy
  Weapon.) In this way we won't run out of artifacts to keep the engine
  running.</p>
  
  <p>Eventually we'll have infinite Pincher tokens. When you're ready to
  swing, fetch up an Akroma's Memorial and go to town with Pinchers of
  Wrath!</p>
</blockquote>

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2012-11-03T22:05:01.627Z
Not really an answer to the question, is it?
Hackworth
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2012-11-03T22:17:05.233Z
"Infinite of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once." Pardon me for trying to give some added interest/value to that answer!
thesunneversets
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2012-11-04T09:39:41.510Z
Can't have infinite. Just arbitrarily large. The game's a draw if you go infinite.
ikegami
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2012-11-05T14:57:53.710Z
@ikegami Yes, totally - for reasons of sanity you can't actually put infinity artifacts into play, but there is no upper limit on the number you can put into play... which is a kind of infinite. (Probably. I'm not a mathematician by trade...)
thesunneversets
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2012-11-05T17:50:17.930Z
It's an infinite limit, you just have to get there one at a time :)
corsiKa
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2012-11-03T15:21:15.267Z
2012-11-03T15:21:15.267Z
thesunneversets
<p>There is no limit. If you have more than one out, each one will trigger independently and give you a life.</p>
<p>The only three limits are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Legendary permanents with the same name,</li>
<li>Planeswalker permanents sharing a subtype and</li>
<li>Enchantments with the World supertype.</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>704.5j If two or more planeswalkers that share a planeswalker type are on the battlefield, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “planeswalker uniqueness rule.”</p>
<p>704.5k If two or more legendary permanents with the same name are on the battlefield, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “legend rule.” If only one of those permanents is legendary, this rule doesn’t apply.</p>
<p>704.5m If two or more permanents have the supertype world, all except the one that has been a permanent with the world supertype on the battlefield for the shortest amount of time are put into their owners’ graveyards. In the event of a tie for the shortest amount of time, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “world rule.”</p>
</blockquote>

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2012-11-04T09:55:57.903Z
You forgot World Enchantments.
user1873
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2012-11-04T10:34:56.697Z
@user1873, Indeed. Fixed.
ikegami
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2013-06-07T20:17:11.573Z
What is meant by "planeswalker permanents sharing a subtype"? Specifically, what is meant by subtype?
Damainman
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2013-06-07T20:19:38.870Z
@Damainman, Planeswalker subtypes (or just "Planeswalker types" for short) are found after the dash on the type line. They are: Ajani, Bolas, Chandra, Domri, Elspeth, Garruk, Gideon, Jace, Karn, Koth, Liliana, Nissa, Sarkhan, Sorin, Tamiyo, Tezzeret, Tibalt, Venser and Vraska.
ikegami
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2013-06-07T20:21:08.190Z
Note that these rules are [changing](http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/248e) with the release of M14 in July.
ikegami
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2013-06-07T20:24:33.570Z
Thank you. I confused the word after the dash as just restating the name of the planeswalker. Thank you for the link as well :).
Damainman
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2012-11-03T08:22:23.113Z
2012-11-04T10:34:46.900Z
2020-06-17T09:01:24.697Z
ikegami
<p>How many of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once? For example, could I play more than one <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221523">Dragon's Claw</a> or <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221520">Angel's Feather</a>?</p>

<magic-the-gathering>
How many of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once?
LordZardeck
# How many of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-11-03)

How many of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once? For example, could I play more than one [Dragon's Claw](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221523) or [Angel's Feather](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221520)?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-11-03. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

There is no limit. If you have more than one out, each one will trigger independently and give you a life.

The only three limits are:

* Legendary permanents with the same name,
* Planeswalker permanents sharing a subtype and
* Enchantments with the World supertype.

> 704.5j If two or more planeswalkers that share a planeswalker type are on the battlefield, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “planeswalker uniqueness rule.”
>
> 704.5k If two or more legendary permanents with the same name are on the battlefield, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “legend rule.” If only one of those permanents is legendary, this rule doesn’t apply.
>
> 704.5m If two or more permanents have the supertype world, all except the one that has been a permanent with the world supertype on the battlefield for the shortest amount of time are put into their owners’ graveyards. In the event of a tie for the shortest amount of time, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “world rule.”

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: You forgot World Enchantments.  
> **username_3**: @username_5, Indeed. Fixed.  
> **username_6**: What is meant by "planeswalker permanents sharing a subtype"? Specifically, what is meant by subtype?  
> **username_3**: @username_6, Planeswalker subtypes (or just "Planeswalker types" for short) are found after the dash on the type line. They are: Ajani, Bolas, Chandra, Domri, Elspeth, Garruk, Gideon, Jace, Karn, Koth, Liliana, Nissa, Sarkhan, Sorin, Tamiyo, Tezzeret, Tibalt, Venser and Vraska.  
> **username_3**: Note that these rules are [changing](http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/248e) with the release of M14 in July.  
> **username_6**: Thank you. I confused the word after the dash as just restating the name of the planeswalker. Thank you for the link as well :).  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-11-03. Score: 3

The correct answer, as any deckbuilding Johnny will tell you, is *always* "as many as possible". In Magic it's quite easy to come up with a deck that will put infinite artifacts into play:

> 4 Seat of the Synod 4 Tree of Tales 4 Ancient Den 4 Great Furnace 4
> Vault of Whispers 4 Island 4 Kuldotha Forgemaster 4 Vedalken Engineer
> 1 Darksteel Colossus 4 Kaleidostone 4 Everflowing Chalice 4 Brittle
> Effigy 4 Mycosynth Lattice 4 Summoning Station 4 Thornbite Staff 2
> Akroma's Memorial 1 Legacy Weapon

See [this article](http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ftl/107) for a full explanation of how to get infinite Pincher tokens (Mycosynth Lattice-d so they are also artifacts) into play, but I include an excerpt that should give you the idea:

> With a Staff'ed Forgemaster, sacrifice three other artifacts to
> activate the Forgemaster. (They can be anything besides the
> combo-related cards.) Summoning Station will untap thrice, making
> three artifact Pincher tokens. Meanwhile, your newly untapped
> Forgemaster (because of the Staff) will have fetched a Darksteel
> Colossus. Now repeat this process, except you'll sacrifice two of
> those Pinchers and the Colossus itself. Since the Colossus shuffles
> itself back into your library, you can find it again (or Legacy
> Weapon.) In this way we won't run out of artifacts to keep the engine
> running.
>
> Eventually we'll have infinite Pincher tokens. When you're ready to
> swing, fetch up an Akroma's Memorial and go to town with Pinchers of
> Wrath!

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Not really an answer to the question, is it?  
> **username_1**: "Infinite of the same artifact can be on the battlefield at once." Pardon me for trying to give some added interest/value to that answer!  
> **username_3**: Can't have infinite. Just arbitrarily large. The game's a draw if you go infinite.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 Yes, totally - for reasons of sanity you can't actually put infinity artifacts into play, but there is no upper limit on the number you can put into play... which is a kind of infinite. (Probably. I'm not a mathematician by trade...)  
> **username_4**: It's an infinite limit, you just have to get there one at a time :)  

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