<p>Let's use <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=417801" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Prakhata Pillar-Bug</a> as an example.<br>
Is it an artifact? Yes.<br>
Is it a creature? Yes.<br>
If you have only one card in your graveyard, and it is a Prakhata Pillar-Bug, then how many card types are in your graveyard? Two. That's right, one card with two card types. </p>

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Robert Lozyniak
<p><strong>Yes, an object is all of its types, subtypes, and supertypes at the same time.</strong></p>
<p>A condition on an effect only cares about the stated qualities of the object(s) being true. It does not care about any of its other qualities, they can be whatever they are. Enlightened Tutor lets you search for an artifact or enchantment card; it doesn't care if, as in your example, an artifact card is also a creature.</p>
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<p>205.2. Card Types</p>
<p>205.2a The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard. See section 3, “Card Types.”</p>
<p>205.2b Some objects have more than one card type <strong>(for example, an artifact creature). Such objects satisfy the criteria for any effect that applies to any of their card types.</strong></p>
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<p>Subtypes (such as land types, creature types, etc.) and supertypes (such as legendary, basic etc.) have equivalent rules.</p>

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Hackworth
<p>Is an artifact creature considered an artifact? For example, can I use <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=413551" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Enlightened Tutor</a> to search my deck for an artifact creature?</p>

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2016-12-17T01:24:06.853Z
Possible duplicate of [Enchant artifact used to enchant Artifact creature](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18380/enchant-artifact-used-to-enchant-artifact-creature)
Joe W
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My question if much more concise and clear. Please remove this flag.
the_prole
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2016-12-17T04:35:04.767Z
How familiar are you with the various mtg card types?
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Is an artifact creature considered an artifact?
the_prole
# Is an artifact creature considered an artifact?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-17)

Is an artifact creature considered an artifact? For example, can I use [Enlightened Tutor](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=413551) to search my deck for an artifact creature?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [Enchant artifact used to enchant Artifact creature](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18380/enchant-artifact-used-to-enchant-artifact-creature)  
> **username_0**: My question if much more concise and clear. Please remove this flag.  
> **username_2**: How familiar are you with the various mtg card types?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-12-17. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

**Yes, an object is all of its types, subtypes, and supertypes at the same time.**

A condition on an effect only cares about the stated qualities of the object(s) being true. It does not care about any of its other qualities, they can be whatever they are. Enlightened Tutor lets you search for an artifact or enchantment card; it doesn't care if, as in your example, an artifact card is also a creature.

> 205.2. Card Types
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> 205.2a The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard. See section 3, “Card Types.”
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> 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.**

Subtypes (such as land types, creature types, etc.) and supertypes (such as legendary, basic etc.) have equivalent rules.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-12-17. Score: 2

Let's use [Prakhata Pillar-Bug](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=417801) as an example.  
Is it an artifact? Yes.  
Is it a creature? Yes.  
If you have only one card in your graveyard, and it is a Prakhata Pillar-Bug, then how many card types are in your graveyard? Two. That's right, one card with two card types.


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