First printed in Kaladesh Inventions (2016)

All 4 prints

Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #259, 2020 (digital)
Aether Revolt (AER) #169, 2017
Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #169s, 2017
Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #43, 2016

Paradox Engine

Legendary Artifact

Whenever you cast a spell, untap all nonland permanents you control.

In the last 30 days 3.7% of Legacy decks played it (40 of 1071). Most played in Tron. In the last 30 days 9.4% of Vintage decks played it (41 of 438). Most played in Tinker Vault.

Staple

Vintage staples: main deck, 8% of decks (#98)
Colorless, Artifacts, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

13 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Paradox Engine + Whitemane Lion
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Paradox Engine + Shrieking Drake
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Metalwork Colossus + Paradox Engine + Witch's Oven
Infinite colored mana, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control…: Gilded Lotus + Paradox Engine + Strionic Resonator
Infinite colored mana, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control…: Gilded Lotus + Lithoform Engine + Paradox Engine
Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana…: Paradox Engine + Summon the School
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mishra's Bauble + Paradox Engine + Sol Ring
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Paradox Engine + Sol Ring + Urza's Bauble
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana…: Banishing Knack + Memnite + Paradox Engine + Sol Ring
Destroy any number of target permanents opponents control, Near-infinite storm count…: Paradox Engine + Priest of Yawgmoth + Spine of Ish Sah

See all 13 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Banned
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 40 of 1071 decks (3.7%).

Share of decks

3.7%

▲ 2.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

13 main, 35 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.2

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tron	4.5%	4%
Mystic Forge	3.6%	95%
Mono-White (unclassified)	0.4%	25%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mystic Forge	100%	27.5
Manifold Key	100%	22.8
Grim Monolith	100%	19.1
The One Ring	100%	8.9
Mox Opal	100%	8.5
Kozilek's Command	100%	6.9
Urza's Saga	100%	5.5
Ancient Tomb	100%	3.6
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7
Mishra's Research Desk	92%	29.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mystic Forge musasabi in Legacy Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Mystic Forge Jarnzy in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Mystic Forge Carlone90 in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Mystic Forge 4FunNoWin in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Mystic Forge Grindcore444 in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Mystic Forge boytriton in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Mystic Forge TestUser5 in Legacy Showcase Challenge	6-3 67%
Mystic Forge musasabi in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mystic Forge DropRegretRepeat, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0
Mystic Forge _Shikamaru_, 27 Oct	1 side	#26 3-3
Mystic Forge trogdor1396, 27 Oct	1 side	5-0
Mystic Forge Grindcore444, 25 Oct	1 side	#16 3-3
Mystic Forge Jarnzy, 25 Oct	1 side	#9 7-2
Mystic Forge Carlone90, 25 Oct	1 side	#14 7-2
Mystic Forge TestUser5, 25 Oct	1 side	#30 6-3
Mystic Forge Kory Kasler, 24 Oct	1 side	#10 3-2

Vintage Other periods →

In 41 of 438 decks (9.4%).

Share of decks

9.4%

▲ 1.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

41 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.2

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

7 top 8 (challenges only)