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Myr Matrix

Artifact

Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)
Myr creatures get +1/+1.
{5}: Create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{5}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Darksteel
Price
$9.29
EDHREC rank
#9441
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Myr Matrix card art
Myr Matrix is a five-mana, indestructible token factory that single-handedly sustains a Myr board through wraths and attrition — the protection clause alone justifies the slot. Pair it with Intruder Alarm and any tap outlet and it generates unlimited Myr; in Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch decks specifically, that translates directly into an unbounded untap engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch

Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch

58.2% of decks · synergy 0.57

Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch runs Myr Matrix in over half of all builds because the Matrix solves Urtet's core problem: keeping a board of Myr alive long enough to trigger the untap chain. Indestructible tokens that rebuild after a wrath are exactly what a five-color Myr engine needs to go off consistently.

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

Myr Matrix is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — five mana for a slow token generator is too expensive and too low-impact for competitive Legacy or Vintage, and Modern has enough efficient artifact hate to punish a five-drop that doesn't win immediately. In Commander, the 100-card singleton format rewards redundancy and inevitability, and Myr Matrix provides both: it replaces itself each turn, survives most board wipes via indestructibility, and combos into game-ending lines at a pace the format can support. Oathbreaker is a legal home but the faster average game speed makes it a fringe inclusion outside of dedicated Myr shells.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

884 decks
Myr MatrixIntruder Alarm

Myr MatrixIntruder Alarm

Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

There is no true budget replacement for Myr Matrix — its indestructibility clause is unique among repeatable Myr producers and is the core reason it's played. Myr Turbine is the closest analogue at a fraction of the price, producing one Myr per turn without the protection, but losing the indestructibility means your token engine dies to the same wraths your army does.

Price Context

Current price

$9.29 mid tier

At $9.29, Myr Matrix sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate include, cheap enough that it's accessible for most budgets. It's a casual staple with a narrow demand ceiling, so the price is stable rather than climbing; buy it when you need it, not as a spec.

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