Chris' Magic: The Gathering Card of the Day!

The Card of the Day is....

Artifact Possession

Artifact Possession does 2 damage to target artifact's controller each time target artifact is tapped or its activation cost is paid. Has no effect if cast on a continuous artifact.

A brief rundown of the card:

This card is in an elite crew of Enchant Artifacts. This is a select bunch of mostly obscure use cards that *overall* are not that desired in serious play -- they always rely on an easily removed artifacts to be in play. Artifact Possession is not for every black deck, but it can be worth building a deck around. There are about as many ways to tap/untap an artifact as there are ways to tap/untap lands and creatures. Cards like Seizures and Psychic Venom are worthy of having decks built around them--why not Artifact Possession? Try mixing Artifact Possession with any of the following:

• Animate Artifact+Seizures
  First put Artifact Possession on an opponent's artifact. If you find your opponent isn't able to dispose of the Artifact Possession, Animate their artifact (if it isn't already) then slap Seizures on the poor artifact creature. You will not only possibly deal 5 damage when you tap the creature, but you will maybe humble your opponent into conceding.
• Living Plane+Ashnod's Transmorgrant+Psychic Venom
  Make all lands creatures with Living Plane, then make one of your opponent's lands a 2/2 artifact creature with the Transmorgrant. Quickly slap Artifact Possession on the newly made 2/2 artifact animated land--and tap away for up to 5 damage per tap!
• Infinite Hourglass/Well of Knowledge+Guantlets of Chaos
  Field a Hourglass or a Well only so you can give it to your opponent with Guantlets of Chaos. You may be asking yourself "Why in the world would I want to give away one of those?" Here's why---these cards are some of few (maybe the only) artifacts that an opponent can trigger it's ability. If you give an Infinite Hourglass away and then put Artifact possession on it, every time you pay to remove a token, your opponent takes 2 damage!
• Touchstone/Relic Barrier
  In almost any other situation, I would recommend Relic Barrier. When combined with Artifact Possession, they are equal.