Does Machines
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, mill two cards, draw two cards, then discard two cards.
: Level 2
When this Class becomes level 2, return up to two target artifact cards from your graveyard to your hand.
: Level 3
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put three +1/+1 counters on target artifact you control. If it isn't a creature, it becomes a 0/0 Robot creature in addition to its other types.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #17030
Does Machines floods the board with artifact tokens the moment it resolves, giving you immediate leverage without waiting a turn cycle. The cost is steep enough that Solar Array and similar mana-generation engines are nearly mandatory to cast it on curve.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Does Machines is built for Commander, where artifact synergies snowball across a longer game and the one-time cost is amortized over multiple opponents. In faster 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, the mana investment rarely pays off before the game is decided. Legacy and Vintage have the acceleration to land it early, but those formats have more efficient threats competing for the same slot. Standard and Oathbreaker are the only other realistic homes, and only in dedicated artifact shells where Does Machines can close out a game that's already tilted in your favor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Solar ArrayFreed from the RealDoes Machines
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite +1/+1 counters on artifact creatures you cast; Infinite charge counters on artifacts you cast
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Voltaic ConstructDoes MachinesThe Eternity Elevator
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control
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Solar ArrayPemmin's AuraDoes Machines
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite +1/+1 counters on artifact creatures you cast; Infinite charge counters on artifacts you cast
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Voltaic ConstructDoes MachinesEverflowing Chalice
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control
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Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Does Machines sits firmly in bulk territory, meaning you're picking it up for next to nothing in a trade binder or a bulk bin. Bulk rares with narrow synergy requirements rarely climb unless a new commander or mechanic suddenly makes them mandatory, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.