Gearsmith Prodigy
Creature — Human Artificer
This creature gets +1/+0 as long as you control an artifact.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28030
Gearsmith Prodigy is a one-mana 1/1 that gains +1/+1 for each artifact you control — in the right shell, that's a credible threat on turn one that scales into the mid-game. Outside a dedicated artifact deck, it's a vanilla 1/1 and nothing more.
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 |
Gearsmith Prodigy sees essentially no play outside of artifact-focused Commander builds, where commanders like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Emry, Lurker of the Loch give it the density it needs to function. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed by artifact synergy pieces with more immediate impact. Modern and Pioneer have access to far more powerful one-drops in the same space, so Gearsmith Prodigy doesn't crack those lists. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any price.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Gearsmith Prodigy is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than order. There's no meaningful price floor to speak of, so grab it for free out of a trade binder and don't think twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.