Inventor's Goggles
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Whenever an Artificer you control enters, you may attach this Equipment to it.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #23441
Inventor's Goggles enters the battlefield already attached to an Artificer you control, making it a free +2/+1 boost with no equip cost if your commander or a key creature fits the type. Outside of dedicated Artificer builds, it's a bulk equipment that doesn't pull its weight.
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 |
Inventor's Goggles is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — the auto-attach trigger on Artificers is most relevant when your commander is one, turning every cast into a free equipment. In Pauper it's legal but crowded out by equipment with broader utility. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer all ignore it entirely; the stat boost is too modest and the type restriction too narrow to compete. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander dynamic: if your planeswalker's signature spell cares about Artificers, Inventor's Goggles is passable filler, otherwise skip it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Inventor's Goggles is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. It holds no meaningful financial value and never will, but if you're building a budget Artificer deck it's essentially free to slot in.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.