Pit Automaton

Aetherdrift (DFT) #238 · Uncommon · Artifact Creature — Construct

Mana cost: {2}

Defender
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
{2}, {T}: 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.

Power/toughness 0/4 · Illustrated by Villarrte · Released February 14, 2025

Prices

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: down $0.05 USD (20.8%) to $0.19 USD; low $0.19 USD, high $0.27 USD.

Printings

  1. Aetherdrift #238 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.19 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2025-02-07 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2025-02-07 · wotc — If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.
  3. 2025-02-07 · wotc — 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.
  4. 2025-02-07 · wotc — Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.

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