Filigree Attendant
Artifact Creature — Homunculus
Flying
Filigree Attendant's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #8198
Filigree Attendant swings for X where X equals the number of artifacts you control — a number that grows fast in the right shell — and it does that on a 0/0 body that scales the same way. Golbez, Crystal Collector decks run it at a 39% clip for exactly that reason: the artifact count is already high, and the Attendant converts it into a credible combat threat without any additional investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
Golbez, Crystal Collector generates artifact tokens as a core function, which means Filigree Attendant enters as a legitimately large creature and swings for proportional damage the turn you untap — no extra setup required.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Filigree Attendant is a Commander card, full stop. Artifact-go-wide strategies in the 100-card format regularly hit the double-digit artifact counts where it becomes a serious threat, and the singleton constraint doesn't hurt a card that's already a role-player rather than a four-of. In Pauper, artifact synergies exist but the competition at this slot is stiff and the payoff less reliable without the density of dedicated artifact commanders. Legacy and Vintage have the artifact density but not the patience for a creature that requires board development to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Filigree Attendant is deep bulk — buy a playset for under a dollar and don't think twice. Bulk rares with narrow application rarely climb, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.