Universal Automaton
Modern Horizons 235 • common
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Collector number
- 235
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ben Maier
- Market price
- $0.66
What it does
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
"Within minutes, the strange device was indistinguishable from the other upon my workbench."— Tocasia, journal entry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Universal Automaton was released in 2019 as part of the Modern Horizons expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed specifically for Modern-format players, focusing on bringing new, mechanically complex, and nostalgic cards into the game without requiring them to pass through the standard rotation of legal sets. The card was conceptualized as a low-cost, colorless creature that functions as a shapeshifter, possessing the changeling ability which grants it every creature type in the game.
The illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a clean, minimalist aesthetic to emphasize the creature's blank, robotic nature. By featuring a figure that is intentionally devoid of specific biological features, the design perfectly encapsulates the mechanical versatility of the card. Upon its release, it was well-received by players for its utility in 'tribal' decks, where it can act as a bridge to fill gaps in synergies across nearly any creature-type strategy.
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