First printed in Marvel Super Heroes (2026)
Machinesmith Automaton 
Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
Trample
Whenever another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"Every day, I find new ways to improve upon my designs. This is the inherent superiority of metal over flesh and blood."
—Machinesmith, Samuel Saxon
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Wero Gallo
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH), Premier Draft | 51.3% | -4.8 | +2.2 | 9407 |
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH), Sealed | 50.8% | -7.3 | -0.4 | 894 |
- 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
Combos
38 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Animation Module + Machinesmith Automaton + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Geist of Saint Thalia + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Iron Lad, Young Avenger + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top + Valeria Richards, Precocious
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Jhoira's Familiar + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Machinesmith Automaton + Samut, the Driving Force + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Artist's Talent + Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Helm of Awakening + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Lyse Hext + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Machinesmith Automaton + Sensei's Divining Top + Temur Battlecrier
