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Aegis Automaton

Artifact Creature — Construct

{4}{W}: Return another target creature you control to its owner's hand.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{2}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Aether Revolt
Price
$0.04
EDHREC rank
#24495
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Aegis Automaton card art
Aegis Automaton is a two-mana 0/3 that returns a creature you control to its owner's hand — on its own, that's marginal at best, but it exists almost entirely to reset Wormfang Manta and similar enter-the-battlefield abusers. Run it for the combo; ignore it everywhere else.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Aegis Automaton sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, or Pioneer — formats where a 0/3 for two that bounces a creature is nowhere near rate. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where ETB loops occasionally appear at common, but Aegis Automaton still doesn't make those lists. Commander is the only real home, and specifically blink and flicker shells where the bounce ability functions as a cheap, repeatable reset for high-value ETB creatures.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.04 bulk tier

At $0.04, Aegis Automaton is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or throw it in a trade binder without a second thought. It holds no monetary value and isn't likely to spike unless a very specific combo becomes a format staple, so treat it as a free include if the synergy is there.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.