Adaptive Automaton
Magic 2012 (M12) #201 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Construct
Mana cost: {3}
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Such loyalty can only be made.
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk · Released July 15, 2011
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.35 USD · €1.34 EUR
- Foil: $3.68 USD · €3.10 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.19 USD (16.4%) to $1.35 USD; low $1.06 USD, high $1.35 USD.
Printings
- Foundations #723 (FDN) · Rare · 2024 · $0.42 USD foil
- Secret Lair Drop #1109 (SLD) · Rare · 2022 · $7.09 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #1 (BRR) · Rare · 2022 · $1.30 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #64 (BRR) · Rare · 2022 · $1.56 USD
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #64z (BRR) · Rare · 2022
- Double Masters #231 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $2.03 USD
- Explorers of Ixalan #42 (E02) · Rare · 2017 · $1.85 USD
- Magic 2012 #201 (this printing) · Rare · 2011 · $1.35 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2024-11-08 · wotc — Even though Adaptive Automaton is a Construct, other Construct creatures you control won't get +1/+1 unless you chose Construct as Adaptive Automaton entered the battlefield.
- 2024-11-08 · wotc — The choice of creature type is made as Adaptive Automaton enters. Players can't take any actions between the time the choice is made and the time the appropriate creatures begin to get +1/+1.
- 2024-11-08 · wotc — You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can't be chosen.
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