Conversion Chamber
Artifact
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: Exile target artifact card from a graveyard. Put a charge counter on this artifact., , Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Golem artifact creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22723
Conversion Chamber turns any artifact you control into a 3/3 Golem token over two turns — slow, but free card advantage stapled to a repeatable engine. The three-mana activation cost and the two-turn delay are real friction, making this a role-player in dedicated artifact decks rather than a universal staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Conversion Chamber earns a slot in artifact-heavy decks that generate expendable fodder — think treasure tokens, clue tokens, or modular artifact creatures that have already done their job. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are theoretically legal homes, but Conversion Chamber is far too slow for any of those formats; nothing at three mana with a two-turn payoff competes in 60-card environments where games end on turns three through five. Oathbreaker shares Commander's casual artifact-synergy space, and that's the only other format where it's worth a second look.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Conversion Chamber is deep bulk — pick it up without hesitation if it fits a slot. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, but that's irrelevant when the ask is essentially free.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.