Futurist Sentinel
Artifact — Vehicle
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #18507
Futurist Sentinel trades card selection for board presence — you get a creature that filters your draws while applying early pressure. The cost is real: it does nothing the turn it enters and demands artifact synergies to justify the slot over a pure cantrip.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Futurist Sentinel earns a slot in artifact-matters decks that want redundant card selection stapled to a body — think Breya or Sharuum shells where every artifact counts toward an engine. Outside Commander, Pauper is the most plausible home, where artifact synergies are a genuine axis and a repeatable loot effect on a creature can grind real value. In Modern and Legacy, the competition is too steep — there are faster, cheaper, and more impactful ways to filter draws, and Futurist Sentinel doesn't do enough to justify the roster spot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Futurist Sentinel is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It holds that floor as long as it stays unplayed in competitive circles, which is almost certainly where it stays.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.