First printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022)
Artifact Creature — Artificer
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. Spend this mana only to activate an ability or cast an artifact spell.
"I sometimes watch them build more of their kind and wonder: Will there come a day when they no longer need us?"
—Saku, Futurist technician
1/3
- Illustrated by
- Izzy
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Mana from Automated Artificer's ability can be spent to activate any ability, including those activated from off the battlefield, such as ninjutsu or channel abilities.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Premier Draft | 50.8% | -4.8 | -1.7 | 13638 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Sealed | 50.5% | -3.9 | -4.1 | 1181 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen