Dinotomaton
Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Gnome
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, target creature you control gains menace until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #17222
Dinotomaton is a 3/3 artifact creature that can pay life and tap to put a +1/+1 counter on itself — self-contained, but slow and mana-hungry for what it delivers. It's a niche role-player in dedicated Dinosaur or artifact-matters builds, not a general-purpose include.
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 |
In Commander, Dinotomaton earns a slot only in Dinosaur tribal decks that care about buffing creatures or feeding enrage triggers — the counter-placement mechanic has niche utility there, but it's competing for space against more powerful payoffs. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 3/3 for three that requires additional investment to grow has no realistic path to a maindeck slot. Pauper is where Dinotomaton is most plausible, since artifact synergy decks sometimes need bodies at this rate, though even there better options exist. Across every format, it's a build-around piece rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Dinotomaton is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Demand is narrow enough that this price is unlikely to move without a dedicated Dinosaur or artifact synergy deck rising to prominence in a format where it's a genuine fit.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.