Magic: The Gathering

Machinesmith Automaton

Marvel Super Heroes 144 • common

Set: Marvel Super Heroes
Collector number: 144
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Wero Gallo
Market price: $0.13

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Market

What it's worth

$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.10 – $0.56 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card within the Marvel Super Heroes set, the Machinesmith Automaton serves as a foundational building block for players looking to populate their decks with reliable mechanical support. Its presence in this collection highlights the essential role of standard units in defining the strategic baseline of the game.

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Card face

What it does

Trample

Whenever another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Every day, I find new ways to improve upon my designs. This is the inherent superiority of metal over flesh and blood."— Machinesmith, Samuel Saxon

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Machinesmith Automaton card appears in the Marvel Super Heroes trading card series, a set released to celebrate the depth and variety of the Marvel comic book roster. Machinesmith, originally known as the villain Professor Power before his consciousness was transferred into a robotic shell, fits into a tradition of mid-tier Marvel antagonists characterized by their reliance on cybernetic engineering and technological mastery.

This card features artwork designed to emphasize the character’s cold, mechanical nature, utilizing the distinct aesthetic common to Marvel's 1990s-era promotional collectibles. The design team focused on translating the complex, often shifting form of the character into a standardized card format, aiming to provide readers with a visual index of the Marvel Universe that balanced detailed character portraiture with essential biographical information.

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About

About Machinesmith Automaton

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