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Fabrication Module

Artifact

Whenever you get one or more {E} (energy counters), put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
{4}, {T}: You get {E}.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{3}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The List
Price
$0.44
EDHREC rank
#8606
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Fabrication Module card art
Fabrication Module converts every +1/+1 counter placement into a free Servo token, turning counter-heavy decks into board-flooding engines without spending extra mana. The three-mana investment pays back fast in the right shell, but outside of dedicated counter or energy synergies — particularly alongside Animation Module and Dr. Madison Li — it's a do-nothing artifact that sits in play waiting for support that may not arrive.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dr. Madison Li

Dr. Madison Li

30.8% of decks · synergy 0.29

Dr. Madison Li generates energy at a pace that makes Fabrication Module's counter trigger nearly automatic, and the resulting Servo tokens feed right back into her artifact-matters gameplan.

02
Liberty Prime, Recharged

Liberty Prime, Recharged

27.0% of decks · synergy 0.25

Liberty Prime, Recharged cares about artifacts entering and tokens going wide, so Fabrication Module slots in as a passive token generator that requires zero extra setup once the counters start flowing.

03
Satya, Aetherflux Genius

Satya, Aetherflux Genius

18.9% of decks · synergy 0.17

Satya, Aetherflux Genius creates artifact token copies that naturally accumulate counters, and Fabrication Module converts each of those triggers into additional board presence that Satya can then copy again.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Fabrication Module is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it has never found a home outside of Commander. In competitive formats the three-mana artifact that requires a second piece to generate value is simply too slow and too fragile — any shell that can reliably trigger it has better ways to spend three mana. Commander is where it belongs: the 100-card singleton format encourages redundant synergy packages, games go long enough for the engine to pay off, and the prevalence of +1/+1 counter commanders gives it a reliable trigger source.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.44 bulk tier

At $0.44, Fabrication Module is firmly bulk — you're paying pennies for a card that's easy to find in any collection or bulk bin. That price reflects its narrow role; it holds value only as long as energy and counter-themed Commander decks remain popular, and given the consistent stream of new commanders in those archetypes, demand isn't going anywhere.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.