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    Creature — Vedalken Artificer

    Chief Engineer

    Illustrated by Steven Belledin

    EDHREC Rank #7,112
    Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for 1 generic mana or one mana of that creature's color.)

    An eye for detail, a mind for numbers, a soul of clockwork.

    Rulings (7)

    If a creature you control has a mana ability with tap 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.

    Jan 12, 2024

    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.

    Jan 12, 2024

    Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for 1 generic mana or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.

    Jan 12, 2024

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    Printings (4)

    Chief Engineer — Commander 2016
    C16#86$0.87
    Commander 2016
    Chief Engineer — Magic Online Promos
    PRM#53824
    Magic Online Promos