Aetherworks Marvel
Legendary Artifact
Whenever a permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you get 
(an energy counter).
, Pay six : Look at the top six cards of your library. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Kaladesh Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3276
Aetherworks Marvel turns every permanent that dies or gets sacrificed into free spins at the top of your library — six energy gets you a free cast of whatever you hit, bypassing mana cost entirely. The setup cost is real, but in any Commander deck that generates energy naturally, it crosses the threshold fast enough that the payoff isn't a dream, it's a turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator generates energy on her own and cares about artifacts entering the battlefield, so Aetherworks Marvel slots in as both a payoff and a self-fueling engine — every artifact token she creates moves the counter closer to a free cast.
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
Satya, Aetherflux Genius builds energy through combat and copies of attacking creatures, and Aetherworks Marvel converts that stockpile into high-cost threats she can slam without ever tapping enough lands.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison Li runs a constant stream of artifact activations and enters-the-battlefield triggers, and Aetherworks Marvel sits at the center of that loop — each activation drains energy toward another free cast, creating a self-reinforcing value engine.
Liberty Prime, Recharged
Liberty Prime, Recharged is a high-cost threat that wants a reliable way to hit the table early, and Aetherworks Marvel offers exactly that — a free cast trigger that ignores the mana cost and gets Liberty Prime into play turns ahead of schedule.
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 |
Aetherworks Marvel was banned in Standard during its debut format, which tells you everything about its ceiling when energy generation is plentiful. In Pioneer and Modern, it remains a fringe combo piece rather than a format staple — the energy requirement is harder to meet without dedicated support, and paying four mana for an artifact with no immediate board impact is a liability against faster decks. Legacy and Vintage give it access to broken payoffs but also give opponents faster answers, so it never found a real foothold there. Commander is where Aetherworks Marvel does its best work: the longer game, the abundance of energy-synergy commanders, and the ability to stack triggers and activations across multiple turns make the energy threshold trivial in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing for Aetherworks Marvel isn't pinned in the data here — check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a live number. Given its ban history and Commander demand, it tends to hold a modest price above bulk, so picking one up for an energy deck is a reasonable move without breaking a budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Saheeli, Radiant Creator
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Dr. Madison Li
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.