Mechan Assembler
Artifact Creature — Robot Artificer
Whenever another artifact you control enters, create a 2/2 colorless Robot artifact creature token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #10985
Mechan Assembler puts a token-generating engine on the board for a low mana investment, turning artifact or creature triggers into a steady stream of threats. Dr. Eggman decks are its primary home, but anywhere that cares about assembling mechanical creatures gets immediate returns.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman's ability to generate and leverage Badnik tokens makes Mechan Assembler a natural fit, fueling the board-wide payoffs that define the deck's engine.
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Mm'menon, the Right Hand rewards artifact and token production, and Mechan Assembler slots directly into that loop as a repeatable source of fodder.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mechan Assembler earns its slot in decks that want a consistent stream of artifact creatures — it scales with the multiplayer game length in ways that faster formats punish. In competitive formats like Modern and Pioneer, it faces a higher bar: token producers at this mana cost compete against deeply established options, and Mechan Assembler needs a dedicated shell to justify inclusion. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically legal but have no practical interest in it. Standard is where casual players outside Commander are most likely to experiment with it, especially in artifact-synergy builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Mechan Assembler is bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of without budget concern. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely appreciate unless a new Commander product pushes the synergy into the mainstream, so treat it as a cheap role-player, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dr. Eggman
- Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.