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Artmage Varnish -Alteration-
Normal Spell
Place 1 "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis" from your Deck or GY, face-up in your Field Zone, or if you control "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis", add 1 "Artmage" card from your Deck to your hand instead, except "Artmage Varnish -Alteration-". When your "Artmage" monster is targeted for an attack: You can banish this card from your GY; negate that attack, then you can Special Summon 1 "Medius the Pure" from your hand. You can only use each effect of "Artmage Varnish -Alteration-" once per turn.
Is it legal?
TCGUnlimited (3)
OCGUnlimited (3)
Master DuelUnlimited (3)
Rarity: Super Rare (SR)
Genesys0 points
Price
About $0.85–$1.58 across printings and stores (as of Oct 8, 2026). See listings on TCGplayer · eBay · Cardmarket (EU)
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Played in tournaments
In 11 recent tournament lists, mostly Artmage (11).
Most often played with
Across the tournament lists that run Artmage Varnish -Alteration-: the share of those lists that also run each card.
Artmage Graflare100% of lists
Artmage Litera100% of lists
Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis100% of lists
Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times100% of lists
Artmage Pact -Awakening-100% of lists
Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity100% of lists
Artmage Impasto -Recapture-100% of lists
Junoldo the Shadespirit Power Patron100% of lists
Beyond the Pendulum100% of lists
Prohibited Power Patron Portal - Terminus100% of lists
Nerva the Power Patron of Creation100% of lists
Predaplant Dragostapelia100% of lists
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