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Leonardo da Vinci
: Until end of turn, Thopters you control have base power and toughness X/X, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
,
: Draw a card, then discard a card. If the discarded card was an artifact card, exile it from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 0/2 Thopter artifact creature with flying in addition to its other types.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Leonardo da Vinci (acr) 118

Commander

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Adaptive Automaton
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Adaptive Automaton (brr) 64

Anthem

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Psychosis Crawler
Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature Artifact - Horror Phyrexian
Psychosis Crawler (brr) 107

Burn

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Isochron Scepter
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand.
,
: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Artifact
Isochron Scepter (mb2) 96
Sculpting Steel
You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any artifact on the battlefield.
Artifact
Sculpting Steel (brr) 113

Copy

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Donatello, Way with Machines
Flying
Whenever an artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Donatello.
Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle
Donatello, Way with Machines (tmt) 38

Creature

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Alhammarret's Archive
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Fact or Fiction
Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Instant
Fact or Fiction (cmm) 631
Forensic Gadgeteer
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost
less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Creature - Artificer Vedalken Detective
Forensic Gadgeteer (mkm) 342
Howling Mine
At the beginning of each player's draw step, if this artifact is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
Artifact
Howling Mine (brr) 83
Mind's Eye
Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Artifact
Mind's Eye (brr) 96
Mystic Forge
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells and colorless spells from the top of your library.
, Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library.
Artifact
Mystic Forge (brr) 99
Nexus of Becoming
At the beginning of combat on your turn, draw a card. Then you may exile an artifact or creature card from your hand. If you do, create a token that's a copy of the exiled card, except it's a 3/3 Golem artifact creature in addition to its other types.
Artifact
Nexus of Becoming (big) 25
Teferi's Ageless Insight
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Enchantment
Teferi's Ageless Insight (m21) 294
The Magic Mirror
This spell costs
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror, then draw a card for each knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror.
Legendary Artifact
The Magic Mirror (eld) 51
Thopter Spy Network
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Enchantment
Thopter Spy Network (ori) 79
Thought Monitor
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Thought Monitor (mh2) 341
Thoughtcast
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Draw two cards.
Sorcery
Thoughtcast (ddf) 71
Vedalken Archmage
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Vedalken
Vedalken Archmage (jmp) 187

Draw

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Ornithopter
Flying
Creature Artifact - Thopter
Ornithopter (brr) 100

Evasion

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Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
Juggernauts you control attack each combat if able.
Juggernauts you control can't be blocked by Walls.
Other creatures you control have base power and toughness 5/3 and are Juggernauts in addition to their other creature types.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Juggernaut
Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut (one) 478
Kappa Cannoneer
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Ward

Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Warrior Turtle
Kappa Cannoneer (mh3) 270
Temporal Manipulation
Take an extra turn after this one.
Sorcery
Temporal Manipulation (spg) 82

Finisher

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Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (hou) 186
Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (znr) 270
Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (one) 263
Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (mkm) 273
Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (mh3) 305
Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (inr) 291
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (otc) 312
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (uma) 250
War Room
: Add
.
,
, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Land
War Room (who) 330

Land

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Conqueror's Flail
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each color among permanents you control.
As long as this Equipment is attached to a creature, your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Conqueror's Flail (sld) 1571
Darksteel Plate
Indestructible
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Darksteel Plate (sld) 1572
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the greatest mana value or tied for the greatest mana value, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Artificer Vedalken
Padeem, Consul of Innovation (cmm) 109
Platinum Angel
Flying
You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game.
Creature Artifact - Angel
Platinum Angel (brr) 104
Propaganda
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Propaganda (who) 219
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (brr) 121
Whispersilk Cloak
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Whispersilk Cloak (sld) 1574

Protection

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (sld) 820
Burnished Hart
, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature Artifact - Elk
Burnished Hart (brr) 71
Caged Sun
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add an additional one mana of that color.
Artifact
Caged Sun (brr) 72
Cloud Key
As this artifact enters, choose artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, or sorcery.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Cloud Key (brr) 75
Coveted Jewel
When this artifact enters, draw three cards.
: Add three mana of any one color.
Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls attack you and aren't blocked, that player draws three cards and gains control of this artifact. Untap it.
Artifact
Coveted Jewel (c21) 240
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play historic lands and cast historic spells from the top of your library. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
: Add
.
Legendary Artifact
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass (acr) 15
Deathrender
Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
Whenever equipped creature dies, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield and attach this Equipment to it.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Deathrender (sld) 1573
Etherium Sculptor
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Artificer Vedalken
Etherium Sculptor (nec) 92
Foundry Inspector
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Foundry Inspector (brr) 79
Gilded Lotus
: Add three mana of any one color.
Artifact
Gilded Lotus (brr) 80
Liquimetal Torque
: Add
.
: Target nonland permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Artifact
Liquimetal Torque (mh2) 228
Ornithopter of Paradise
Flying
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature Artifact - Thopter
Ornithopter of Paradise (mh2) 232
Patriar's Seal
: Add one mana of any color.
,
: Untap target legendary creature you control.
Artifact
Patriar's Seal (clb) 332
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (brr) 106
Springleaf Drum
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Springleaf Drum (brr) 118
The Enigma Jewel
The Enigma Jewel enters tapped.
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Craft with four or more nonlands with activated abilities
(
, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from among other permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Artifact
The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment (lci) 362The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment (lci) 362
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Artifact
Thought Vessel (c15) 55
Training Grounds
Activated abilities of creatures you control cost
less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
Enchantment
Training Grounds (mat) 9

Ramp

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Scrap Trawler
Whenever this creature dies or another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return to your hand target artifact card in your graveyard with lesser mana value.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Scrap Trawler (brr) 112

Recursion

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Arcane Denial
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Instant
Arcane Denial (cmr) 393
Disruption Protocol
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped artifact you control or pay
.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Disruption Protocol (neo) 51
Launch Mishap
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Instant
Launch Mishap (j22) 14
Pongify
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Instant
Pongify (c14) 120
Quietus Spike
Equipped creature has deathtouch.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Quietus Spike (brr) 109
Rapid Hybridization
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
Instant
Rapid Hybridization (gtc) 44
Reality Shift
Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
Instant
Reality Shift (frf) 46

Removal

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Phyrexian Revoker
As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.
Creature Artifact - Horror Phyrexian
Phyrexian Revoker (brr) 103

Stax

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Blade of Selves
Equipped creature has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Blade of Selves (sld) 1570
Cybermen Squadron
Nonlegendary artifact creatures you control have myriad. (Whenever a creature with myriad attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Creature Artifact - Cyberman
Cybermen Squadron (who) 176
Precursor Golem
When this creature enters, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Precursor Golem (brr) 105
Sharding Sphinx
Flying
Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Creature Artifact - Sphinx
Sharding Sphinx (moc) 235
Thopter Assembly
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control no Thopters other than this creature, return this creature to its owner's hand and create five 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
Creature Artifact - Thopter
Thopter Assembly (moc) 386
Wurmcoil Engine
Deathtouch, lifelink
When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.
Creature Artifact - Wurm Phyrexian
Wurmcoil Engine (brr) 126

Tokens

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Tezzeret the Seeker
+1: Untap up to two target artifacts.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
Legendary Planeswalker - Tezzeret
Tezzeret the Seeker (sld) 1619

Tutor

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Dramatic Reversal
Untap all nonland permanents you control.
Instant
Dramatic Reversal (kld) 44

Untap

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