Adaptive Automaton
Foundations 723 • rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 723
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
- Finish
- Foil
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.
Such loyalty can only be made.
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 first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the 2011 New Phyrexia set, designed as a rare artifact creature intended to provide versatile support for tribal decks. Its mechanics allow players to choose a creature type upon entry, granting a universal buff to all other creatures of that type, which solved a recurring strategic challenge for players building decks around less-supported creature species.
The Foundations version, illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, maintains the original mechanical identity while updating the aesthetic to fit the modern, refined visual language of the game. Kieryluk’s design leans into the industrial, construct-focused lore of Magic, emphasizing the automaton's modular and multipurpose nature through sharp lines and a neutral, functional appearance that reflects its role as a flexible engine for varied playstyles.
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