Aethershield Artificer
Creature — Dwarf Artificer
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target artifact creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #18603
Aethershield Artificer pumps your whole artifact creature board and hands them indestructible until end of turn — that's a meaningful combat trick on a 4/2 body for five mana. The cost is the problem: five mana for an effect that does nothing the turn you tap out for it is too slow for most tables.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Aethershield Artificer finds its best home in artifact-creature-heavy lists — Breya, Etherium Shaper or Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer decks can get real mileage out of a board-wide indestructibility activation before a big attack. Outside of dedicated artifact synergy, five mana for a 4/2 with no enters-the-battlefield effect is hard to justify when the competition at that slot is brutal. In Modern and Legacy, it doesn't register — neither format wants a slow, tap-to-activate lord when cheaper and more explosive options exist. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a more casual artifact-centric shell might slot it in, but even there Aethershield Artificer is a role-player at best, not a cornerstone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Aethershield Artificer is deep bulk — the price reflects the narrow demand. It won't appreciate unless an artifact-combo deck in a higher-power format suddenly needs a cheap copy, which isn't on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.