The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Ally
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
: Until end of turn, target artifact token you control becomes a 3/1 Construct artifact creature with flying.
"We're just in the process of improving upon what's already here."
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- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA #369)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2025-11-21
- Artist
- Le Vuong
- EDHREC rank
- #7,038
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
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.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Academy Manufactor
- Forensic Gadgeteer
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Tamiyo's Journal
- Tangletrove Kelp
- Five Hundred Year Diary
- Rise and Shine
- Inspiring Statuary
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Kappa Cannoneer
- Archway of Innovation
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Junk Winder
- Idol of Oblivion
- Thoughtcast
- Mechanized Production
- Shimmer Dragon
- Seat of the Synod
- Spirit Water Revival
- Thought Monitor
- Whir of Invention
- Deduce
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Sai, Master Thopterist
- Uthros Research Craft
- Etherium Sculptor
- Inventors' Fair
- Worldwalker Helm
- Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
- Trail of Evidence
- Bender's Waterskin
- Krark-Clan Ironworks
- James, Wandering Dad
- Academy Ruins
- Shuri, Wakandan Inventor
- Universal Surveillance
- Fabricate
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Scour for Scrap
- Mirrorform
- Fateful Discovery
- Nettlecyst
- Urza's Saga
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
- Unwinding Clock
- Mishra's Bauble
- Ethereal Investigator
- Secrets of the Key
- Hard Evidence
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Island
- Sol Ring
- Arcane Signet
- Forensic Gadgeteer
- Academy Manufactor
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Counterspell
- Tamiyo's Journal
- Thought Vessel
- Seat of the Synod
- Archway of Innovation
- Tangletrove Kelp
- Five Hundred Year Diary
- Kappa Cannoneer
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Rise and Shine
- Sapphire Medallion
- Inspiring Statuary
- Thoughtcast
- Mechanized Production
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Mind Stone
- Frantic Search
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Junk Winder
- Whir of Invention
- Etherium Sculptor
- Thought Monitor
- Idol of Oblivion
- Pongify
- Fabricate
- Reliquary Tower
- Academy Ruins
- Brainstorm
- Mystic Sanctuary
- Inventors' Fair
- Shimmer Dragon
- Sai, Master Thopterist
- Spirit Water Revival
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Ponder
- Rapid Hybridization
- Bender's Waterskin
- Sink into Stupor
- Sink into Stupor
- Deduce
- Uthros Research Craft
- Negate
- Urza's Saga
- Aetherize
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-10-02
Clue tokens are artifact tokens with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card." - 2025-10-02
Creating a Clue token this way isn't the same thing as investigating. Notably, an ability that triggers whenever you investigate won't trigger because of creating a Clue token this way.
- 2025-10-02
Effects that modify a creature's power and/or toughness, such as the ones created by Titanic Growth or a +/1+1 counter, will apply to the creature no matter when they started to take effect. The same is true for any counters that change its power and/or toughness and effects that switch power and toughness.
- 2025-10-02
If the artifact token was already a creature, its base power and toughness will become 3/1. This overwrites any previous effects that set the creature's base power and toughness to specific values. Any power- or toughness-setting effects that start to apply after The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan's ability resolves will overwrite this effect.
- 2025-10-02
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan's activated ability doesn't remove any abilities the target artifact token has. The artifact token also retains any types, subtypes, and supertypes other than creature types.
- 2025-10-02
The resulting artifact creature will be able to attack on your turn if it's been under your control continuously since the turn began. That is, it doesn't matter how long it's been a creature, just how long it's been on the battlefield.