First printed in The Brothers' War (2022)
Artifact
Whenever a creature you control with power equal to its toughness enters, you may pay 
. If you do, draw a card.
"Achieving perfection is simple. Watch, I'll do it twice."
—Mishra
- Illustrated by
- Slawomir Maniak
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If one or more static abilities that apply to a creature entering the battlefield change its power or toughness, those abilities are considered when determining whether or not Symmetry Matrix's ability triggers. The same is true for replacement effects that apply to it, such as entering the battlefield with one or more +1/+1 counters or entering the battlefield as a copy of another creature.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
16 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Nadir Kraken + Symmetry Matrix
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Phyrexian Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Locust God
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Phyrexian Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Locust God
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Mana Echoes + Symmetry Matrix + The Locust God
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Mana Echoes + Nadir Kraken + Symmetry Matrix
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Symmetry Matrix + The Locust God + Thermopod
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Mana Echoes + Symmetry Matrix + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Symmetry Matrix + Thermopod + The Watcher in the Water