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Biotransference

Enchantment

Creatures you control are artifacts in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you lose 1 life and create a 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature token.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#4160
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Biotransference card art
Biotransference converts every non-Artifact creature you control into an Artifact in addition to its other types, which unlocks artifact synergies across your entire board without changing a single creature slot. The catch is a four-mana enchantment that does nothing on its own — you need a deck already built to exploit the artifact type, and in those shells, Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter and Imotekh the Stormlord treat it as a near-mandatory piece.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Imotekh the Stormlord

Imotekh the Stormlord

67.7% of decks · synergy 0.65

Imotekh the Stormlord's Necron Warrior tokens are already artifacts, but Biotransference extends that artifact blanket to every other creature in the 99, letting Imotekh's cost-reduction and recursion lines fire on any body you run.

02
Trazyn the Infinite

Trazyn the Infinite

38.5% of decks · synergy 0.35

Trazyn the Infinite copies abilities of artifact creatures in your graveyard, so Biotransference retroactively makes every creature you've ever lost a valid target — the card doubles the number of abilities Trazyn can steal.

03
Golbez, Crystal Collector

Golbez, Crystal Collector

28.3% of decks · synergy 0.27

Golbez, Crystal Collector rewards you for controlling large artifact creatures, and Biotransference turns every high-power creature in the 99 into an artifact, dramatically widening the pool of creatures that trigger and feed his ability.

04
Glissa, the Traitor

Glissa, the Traitor

27.5% of decks · synergy 0.26

Glissa, the Traitor returns artifacts from your graveyard when an opponent's creature dies, and Biotransference means every creature dying in your yard is now recoverable through that trigger rather than just your dedicated artifact pieces.

05
Imskir Iron-Eater

Imskir Iron-Eater

23.5% of decks · synergy 0.23

Imskir Iron-Eater sacrifices artifacts and creatures for power, and Biotransference collapses that distinction entirely — every creature becomes fuel, and Imskir's damage output scales accordingly.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Biotransference is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is clearly Commander, where four mana for a static enchantment is acceptable and the artifact-synergy payoffs are dense enough to justify it. In Legacy and Vintage the card sees no meaningful play — those formats move too fast for a do-nothing enchantment that requires a purpose-built board to generate value. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary venue if your Planeswalker commander cares about artifacts, but the card's power ceiling is lower there due to smaller deck sizes and faster game clocks. Treat Biotransference as a Commander-exclusive card in practice.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Biotransference isn't currently available in our feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. As a specialized build-around from a Commander precon release, it tends to hold a modest price floor — enough that it won't be bulk, but rarely expensive enough to break a budget.

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