Dockworker Drone
Artifact Creature — Robot
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature dies, put its counters on target creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #14855
Dockworker Drone puts a body on the board and replaces itself — the combination of artifact creature typing and built-in card draw is exactly what Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam shells want. The cost is real: two mana for a 1/1 with no immediate board impact outside of its draw trigger is below rate in most contexts.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam
Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam cares about artifacts entering and synth counters accumulating, so Dockworker Drone does double duty as a cheap artifact creature that replaces itself and keeps the chain moving — 16% inclusion across Dyadrine lists reflects how reliably it slots into that engine.
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, Dockworker Drone earns its slot almost exclusively in artifact-matters builds where the creature type and the cantrip both matter — outside that lane, a two-mana 1/1 that draws one card is simply not competitive with what the format allows. In Pauper it has a plausible life as a cantrip creature in artifact-synergy shells like affinity variants, where the body being an artifact is worth something and card parity is at a premium. Modern and Pioneer have too many efficient threats and draw engines for a 1/1 at two mana to register. Standard and Legacy are similar non-starters unless a very specific synergy deck builds around it, and even then better options exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Dockworker Drone is deep bulk — pick it up for pennies in a collection trade or as a throw-in. Bulk commons with narrow applications don't appreciate; this one holds value only as a functional piece in the specific Commander decks that want it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.