Pit Automaton
Artifact Creature — Construct
Defender
: Add 
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
, : When you next activate an exhaust ability that isn't a mana ability this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-02-07
Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.
- 2025-02-07
If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.
- 2025-02-07
If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.
- 2025-02-07
Pit Automaton has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the delayed triggered ability doesn’t trigger if you activate an exhaust ability that is also a mana ability.