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Memnite

Artifact Creature — Construct

CMC
0
Mana cost
{0}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
DCI Promos
Price
$11.30
EDHREC rank
#2317
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Memnite card art
Memnite is a 1/1 artifact creature for zero mana — its entire value is the free body, which fuels artifact-count payoffs, sacrifice engines, and storm-style loops before you've spent a single land drop. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle loops it back from the graveyard repeatedly, and Fblthp, Lost on the Range can top-deck it off a free cast trigger to keep the chain going.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Fblthp, Lost on the Range

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

67.6% of decks · synergy 0.64

Fblthp, Lost on the Range casts Memnite off the top of the library for free, and since Memnite costs zero, it triggers Fblthp again to dig for the next piece — making it one of the cleanest self-perpetuating links in the deck.

02
Arcum Dagsson

Arcum Dagsson

52.5% of decks · synergy 0.49

Arcum Dagsson needs a noncreature artifact on the battlefield and Memnite is a free artifact creature that can be immediately sacrificed to Arcum's ability, letting you tutor at zero additional mana investment.

03
Satoru, the Infiltrator

Satoru, the Infiltrator

46.7% of decks · synergy 0.44

Satoru, the Infiltrator draws a card whenever a creature enters, so Memnite entering for free converts directly into a free card — run enough zero-drops and the engine runs on its own.

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

In Commander, Memnite earns its slot in any artifact or storm-adjacent build where the free cast is the point — it's not a threat, it's a resource. In Legacy and Vintage, it appears in Affinity and zero-cost artifact shells where it contributes to Mox Opal metalcraft, fuels Thoughtcast, or just adds to the artifact count on a Cranial Plating; Vintage in particular tolerates it as a free body in Workshop-adjacent strategies. Modern Affinity and Hardened Scales lists have used Memnite as an Ornithopter variant without flying, though it's less universal there than it once was. It's not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, which removes it from the formats where its lack of evasion would be most exposed.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Ornithopter does the same job for zero mana and adds flying — the only reason to run Memnite over it is when you need both, or when creature type or power-toughness specifics matter to the deck. If you need more free zero-drops past those two, Phyrexian Walker and Shield Sphere are legitimate third and fourth copies of the effect, each under a dollar, though they lack the artifact creature synergies Memnite and Ornithopter double-dip on.

Price Context

Current price

$11.30 mid tier

At $11.30, Memnite sits in a mid-tier price range that's high for what is functionally a role-player rather than a headliner. It holds that price because demand is real and consistent — zero-cost artifact creatures are a scarce resource type — but it's worth knowing that Ornithopter covers the same niche for pennies if flying doesn't conflict with your build.

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