First printed in March of the Machine Commander (2023)
Creature — Goblin Artificer
Whenever an artifact you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to target opponent., Sacrifice two artifacts: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
"*Compleat* this!"
2/3
- Illustrated by
- Caroline Gariba
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- If you don’t play the card, it will remain exiled.
- Playing the card exiled with Hedron Detonator follows the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
- Unless an effect allows you to play additional lands that turn, you can play a land card exiled with Hedron Detonator only if you haven’t played a land yet that turn.
- You may play the card exiled with Hedron Detonator even if Hedron Detonator leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it.
Prices
MTGO price: 7.15 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
9 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hedron Detonator + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Maskwood Nexus
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Arcane Adaptation + Hedron Detonator + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Hedron Detonator + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Captain's Hook + Hedron Detonator + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hedron Detonator + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Stalactite Dagger
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Glaring Fleshraker + Hedron Detonator + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Sensei's Divining Top
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Conspiracy + Hedron Detonator + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Crime Novelist + Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep + Hedron Detonator + Quest for Pure Flame
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep + Hedron Detonator + Quest for Pure Flame + Rose, Cutthroat Raider