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"Find me cards equivalent to: Steelswarm Operator"

Equivalent cards to Steelswarm Operator (blue, artifact creature, flying, mana for artifacts):
1. Grand Architect — Can tap to give {U} for artifacts, also blue, similar mana ability.
2. Etherium Sculptor — Reduces artifact costs, blue artifact creature.
3. Chief Engineer — Lets creatures convoke for artifacts, blue artifact creature.
4. Foundry Inspector — Reduces artifact costs, colorless but fits artifact synergy.
5. Vedalken Engineer — {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors, spend only for artifacts, blue.

Example card (rules interaction):
Vedalken Engineer
Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.


Reason: All focus on blue artifact creatures with mana abilities for artifact-centric decks.

Found Cards

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Chief Engineer

Etherium Sculptor

Foundry Inspector

Grand Architect

Steelswarm Operator

Vedalken Engineer

Chief Engineer #47 Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/3
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Artificer
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Multiple instances of convoke on a single spell are redundant.
  • Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
  • If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.
  • Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for {1} or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.
  • Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
  • When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
  • You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

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    Manapool 0.69 USD / 2.86 USD
    Cardkingdom / 3.99 USD 1.79 USD
    Tcgplayer / 3.11 USD 0.98 USD
    Cardmarket 1.15 EUR / 2.09 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

    Etherium Sculptor #72 Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Artificer
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • This effect can reduce only the generic portion of the artifact spell's total cost.
  • This effect doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of an artifact spell. Rather, it reduces the total cost of the spell, which is the amount you actually pay while casting it. The total cost takes into account additional or alternative costs.

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    Cardmarket 0.76 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.74 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD
    Manapool 0.78 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Artifact spells you cast cost less to cast.

    Foundry Inspector #2106 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
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    Rules

  • If an artifact spell has {X} in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, and then reduce the cost by {1}. For example, an artifact that costs {X} with X chosen as 4 costs {3} to cast if you control Foundry Inspector.
  • Once a player has announced an artifact spell, no player may take actions to try to remove Foundry Inspector from the battlefield before that spell's cost is locked in.

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    Cardkingdom / 11.99 USD 12.99 USD
    Cardmarket 11.98 EUR
    Manapool 9.95 USD / 10.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 12.3 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Artifact spells you cast cost less to cast.

    Grand Architect #10 Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Artificer
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    Rules

  • Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a blue creature you control may become lethal if Grand Architect leaves the battlefield during that turn.
  • Grand Architect's second ability causes the affected artifact creature to lose any other colors it has, but it doesn't cause it to stop being an artifact.
  • You can tap any untapped blue creature you control, including one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, to pay the cost of Grand Architect's mana ability. This includes Grand Architect itself.

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1. : Target artifact creature becomes blue until end of turn. Tap an untapped blue creature you control: Add . Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.

    Steelswarm Operator #80 Artifact Creature — Robot Soldier

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Robot
  • Soldier
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • An “artifact source” is any object with the card type artifact. This means you could spend the mana from Steelswarm Operator’s last ability to activate an ability of an artifact you control or an artifact card in your hand or graveyard, for example.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.11 EUR / 0.24 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.27 USD / 0.38 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying : Add . Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell. : Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities of artifact sources.

    Vedalken Engineer #15 Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Artificer
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Cardmarket 0.24 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.46 USD
    Manapool 0.36 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.