Adaptive Automaton
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 64 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
- Market price
- $1.13
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Adaptive Automaton was originally introduced in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2012 as a rare artifact creature designed to provide flexible utility to tribal decks. Its core mechanic allows a player to choose a creature type upon entry, causing the construct to adopt that type and provide a power-granting bonus to other creatures of the same kind. This versatility made it a staple in commander decks that rely on specific synergy, as it can adapt to nearly any battlefield strategy.
The version from The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts set features an illustration by Igor Kieryluk, reimagined through the lens of the game's retro-frame aesthetic. By placing the automaton within the classic 1990s card border, Wizards of the Coast sought to evoke the nostalgic industrial art style of the original Urza's Saga era. Kieryluk’s design leans into the mechanical, brass-heavy iconography associated with the deep history of the Magic multiverse, grounding the piece in the artifact-focused lore of the Brothers' War setting.
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