Depthshaker Titan is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When this creature enters, any number of target noncreature artifacts you control become 3/3 artifact creatures. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Each artifact creature you control has melee, trample, and haste. (Whenever a creature with melee attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
Complete guide
Depthshaker Titan is a massive Robot that turns your utility artifacts into a mechanical army ready for war. By granting your artifact creatures a trio of powerful keywords, it ensures your board state becomes an immediate threat the moment it hits the battlefield.
Awakening the Machine
When Depthshaker Titan enters the battlefield, its triggered ability allows you to target any number of noncreature artifacts you control. These targets become 3/3 artifact creatures, but this transformation is temporary; they will be sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step. Note that while they are creatures, Depthshaker Titan's static ability applies to them, granting them melee, trample, and haste.
Resolving the Trigger
Step one: Depthshaker Titan enters the battlefield and you choose your targets. Step two: Upon resolution, the chosen noncreature artifacts become 3/3 creatures. Step three: The static ability of Depthshaker Titan immediately applies, giving all artifact creatures you control (including the Titan itself) melee, trample, and haste. Because they have haste, the newly animated artifacts can attack the same turn they are created.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake involves Vehicles. If you animate a Vehicle with Depthshaker Titan, it becomes a 3/3 regardless of its printed power and toughness. Even if you crew the Vehicle later, it remains a 3/3 because the Titan's effect sets the base power and toughness. Additionally, remember that the sacrifice clause only applies to the artifacts targeted by the enter-the-battlefield ability, not to Depthshaker Titan itself or other artifact creatures you already had.
When to Play It
Depthshaker Titan is best utilized during your pre-combat main phase when you have several noncreature artifacts, such as Treasures or Equipment, lying around. Since it grants haste and melee, you can maximize your damage output by attacking multiple opponents at once, growing your army's power significantly for that single turn.
Interaction examples
Ancient Copper DragonIf Ancient Copper Dragon deals combat damage, you roll a d20 and create that many Treasure tokens. If you then cast Depthshaker Titan, you can turn all those Treasures into 3/3 creatures with haste. If you attack three opponents, each Treasure becomes a 6/6 with trample thanks to the melee triggers.
Etali, Primal StormIf you use Etali, Primal Storm to cast Depthshaker Titan for free during combat, the Titan's enter-the-battlefield ability will trigger. However, since attackers have already been declared, the newly animated 3/3 artifacts cannot attack this combat. They will still gain trample and melee for any future blocks, but they will still be sacrificed at the next end step.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Depthshaker Titan
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Depthshaker Titan’s first ability causes a Vehicle to become an artifact creature, it doesn’t count as “crewing” that Vehicle for any ability that would trigger due to a Vehicle becoming crewed.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If Depthshaker Titan’s first ability causes a Vehicle to become an artifact creature, its base power and toughness will be set to 3/3. Crewing that Vehicle will not restore its power and toughness. Similarly, if the ability causes a permanent with station to become an artifact creature, putting an amount of charge counters on it greater than or equal to the amount required for it to become an artifact creature won’t overwrite the base power and toughness set by Depthshaker Titan’s first ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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