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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Vedalken Engineer

Equivalent cards to Vedalken Engineer (blue, artifact ramp via tap):

  • Grand Architect (can tap blue creatures for artifact mana)
  • Pili-Pala (with Grand Architect, infinite mana combo)
  • Inspiring Statuary (makes all nonartifact spells improvise; blue-compatible)
  • Workshop Assistant (artifact synergies, less direct)
  • More commonly, Chief Engineer (all creatures have convoke for artifacts)

Vedalken Engineer is unique, but Grand Architect is closest in color and function.

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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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    Tcgplayer 0.67 USD / 3.37 USD
    Cardmarket 0.91 EUR / 2.21 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD / 4.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.76 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 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.)

    Grand Architect #10 Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
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  • Vedalken
  • Artificer
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    Normal
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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.

    Inspiring Statuary #160s Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Rules

  • Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
  • Equipment attached to a creature doesn't become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn't cause the creature to become tapped.
  • If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.
  • If you cast a nonartifact spell that requires you to sacrifice a permanent as an additional cost, you may tap that permanent (if it's an artifact) for the spell's improvise ability before you sacrifice it to pay that cost.
  • Improvise can't be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can't be used during the resolution of an ability that says "Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}."
  • Improvise can't pay for {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, or {C} mana symbols in a spell's total cost.
  • Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
  • Multiple instances of improvise are redundant.
  • Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
  • 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. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.
  • When using improvise to cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost, first choose the value for X. That choice, plus any cost increases or decreases, will determine the spell's total cost. Then you can tap artifacts you control to help pay that cost. For example, if you cast Whir of Invention (a spell with improvise and mana cost {X}{U}{U}{U}) and choose X to be 3, the total cost is {3}{U}{U}{U}. If you tap two artifacts, you'll have to pay {1}{U}{U}{U}.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.36 USD
    Cardmarket 1.72 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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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    Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast those spells. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)

    Pili-Pala #258 Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Scarecrow
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If Pili-Pala is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.
  • If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.
  • Pili-Pala’s ability is a mana ability. It doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to.
  • Using this creature’s ability means you’re untapping it for mana, not tapping it for mana. Mana Reflection won’t cause it to produce extra mana.

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 1.87 USD / 24.11 USD
    Cardmarket 0.8 EUR / 6.31 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD / 27.99 USD
    Cardsphere 2.07 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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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    Flying , : Add one mana of any color. ( is the untap symbol.)

    Vedalken Engineer #15 Creature — Vedalken Artificer

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    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
    Tcgplayer 0.29 USD
    Cardmarket 0.16 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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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    : Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.

    Workshop Assistant #348 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If another artifact card is put into your graveyard at the same time as Workshop Assistant, you can target it with Workshop Assistant's triggered ability.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD / 0.29 USD
    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR / 0.2 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.19 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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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    When this creature dies, return another target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

    Chief Engineer Creature — Vedalken Artificer Normal - ~$3.15

    Grand Architect Creature — Vedalken Artificer Normal

    Inspiring Statuary Artifact Normal - ~$3.7

    Pili-Pala Artifact Creature — Scarecrow Normal - ~$8.23

    Vedalken Engineer Creature — Vedalken Artificer Normal - ~$2.6

    Workshop Assistant Artifact Creature — Construct Normal - ~$1.84

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