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March of the Machines

Enchantment

Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Tenth Edition
Price
$2.93
EDHREC rank
#14017
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March of the Machines card art
March of the Machines turns every artifact on the board into a creature with power and toughness equal to its mana cost — a board-wide transformation that rewrites combat math instantly. The real ceiling is pairing it with Mycosynth Lattice, which converts all permanents (and even lands) into artifacts first, making everything a creature and locking opponents out of nonland permanents that hit zero power.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where March of the Machines does its best work — the longer game gives you time to assemble artifact-heavy boards or land the Mycosynth Lattice lock, and four-player tables mean opponents' artifacts become creatures too, which is as much a threat as it is a tool. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but almost never played; the formats move too fast for a four-mana enchantment with no immediate board impact to compete. Modern sees occasional fringe play in artifact combo shells, but the same speed problem applies. March of the Machines is fundamentally a Commander card.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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March of the MachinesMycosynth Lattice

March of the MachinesMycosynth Lattice

Destroy all lands; Destroy all noncreature permanents with mana value 0; Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield; Destroy all noncreature permanents with mana value 0 upon entering; Mass Land Denial; Lock

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Price Context

Current price

$2.93 cheap tier

At $2.93, March of the Machines sits in budget territory for a card with genuine combo upside. The price reflects its niche role — it's not a staple every artifact deck needs — but if your deck wants it, there's no reason to wait on the purchase.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.