# 2015 Magic: The Gathering Modern Masters 2015 #206

> Cranial Plating is an Uncommon Artifact Equipment card from the Modern Masters 2015 expansion, featuring a mana cost of {2} and card number 206.

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## Identity

- **Year**: 2015
- **Brand**: Magic: The Gathering
- **Set**: Modern Masters 2015
- **Card Number**: 206
- **Featured**: Cranial Plating
- **Game**: Magic: The Gathering
- **Rarity**: Uncommon
- **Mana cost**: {2}
- **Type**: Artifact — Equipment
- **Language**: English
- **Material**: Card Stock
- **Finish**: Normal

## Description

Cranial Plating, card number 206 in the Modern Masters 2015 set, is an Uncommon Artifact Equipment in Magic: The Gathering. Illustrated by Adam Rex, this card carries a mana cost of {2} and a mana value of 2. The card’s rules text grants an equipped creature +1/+0 for each artifact you control, allowing its power to scale with your board state. To attach the equipment, a player pays {B}{B}, and the equip cost to move it is {1}. The card’s color identity is black, fitting into strategies that leverage artifact synergy. Cranial Plating is card number 206 in the Modern Masters 2015 set. This artifact equipment card is an uncommon rarity within the Modern Masters 2015 checklist. The card's straightforward mechanics and artifact-dependent power boost make it a recognizable piece of the set's design. Owning a copy of this card adds to a Magic: The Gathering collection focused on the Modern Masters era. The card's identity as an Equipment type places it in a distinct category of artifacts that can be attached to creatures to provide ongoing effects.

## FAQ

### What is the mana cost of Cranial Plating?

The mana cost for Cranial Plating is {2}, resulting in a mana value of 2. This makes it a relatively low-cost equipment to cast in Magic: The Gathering.

### What does Cranial Plating do in gameplay?

Cranial Plating is an Equipment that gives the equipped creature +1/+0 for each artifact you control. You can attach it to a creature by paying {B}{B}, and it costs {1} to equip it to another creature.

### Which set is Cranial Plating from?

Cranial Plating is from the Modern Masters 2015 expansion, abbreviated as MM2. It is card number 206 in the set's checklist and is printed with Uncommon rarity.

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