Daring Mechanic
Creature — Human Artificer
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target Mount or Vehicle.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #22961
Daring Mechanic is a 3/3 for four mana that can tap to untap an artifact — on-rate body, marginal activated ability. The competition at four mana is too deep in any format for a vanilla-adjacent creature with a once-per-turn untap effect to justify a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Daring Mechanic is legal everywhere but sees essentially no competitive play in any format. In Commander, untapping a single artifact once per turn is too slow and too narrow — dedicated artifact decks have far more efficient engines. In Pauper, commons with stronger rate or more relevant abilities fill the four-drop slot. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer simply have no shell where a 3/3 for four with a conditional tap ability competes for inclusion.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Daring Mechanic is deep bulk — a price that accurately reflects its demand. It holds no financial value and is unlikely to move without an unexpected reprint in a high-profile product that manufactures artificial scarcity.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.