Gadget Technician
Creature — Goblin Artificer
When this creature enters or is turned face up, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24724
Gadget Technician puts a continuous stream of Contraptions onto the battlefield, generating incremental value every turn you attack. The cost is real — Contraptions are a parasitic mechanic that requires the Contraption deck and synergy pieces to pay off — but in the right shell it overdelivers for its mana investment.
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 |
Commander is where Gadget Technician has its best shot, specifically in Unfinity-legal casual pods where Contraption synergies can snowball over a long game. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Legacy, the setup cost is prohibitive — assembling the Contraption engine is too slow against streamlined opposition. Standard and Pioneer are theoretically legal homes, but the Contraption mechanic demands a dedicated build that rarely competes with conventional strategies at those tables. Pauper is where it gets interesting at the margins: common-legal Contraption payoffs are limited, but budget brewers who want an unusual engine have space to experiment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Gadget Technician is firmly bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares with parasitic mechanics rarely climb in price, so treat this as a cheap enabler and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.