Network Terminal
Artifact
: Add one mana of any color.
, , Tap another untapped artifact you control: Draw a card, then discard a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #8991
Network Terminal gives you a repeatable looting effect — tap to draw and discard — stapled to an artifact that generates value every turn without spending mana on activation. The cost is tempo: it enters tapped, and the tap-to-loot means it competes with attack or other tap effects, so it earns its slot in engines that reward the discard rather than just tolerate it. In Ovika, Enigma Goliath shells, that discard is fuel, which is exactly the context where Network Terminal pulls its weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Ovika, Enigma Goliath cares about noncreature spells and rewards you for churning through your hand, so Network Terminal's tap-to-loot turns every turn cycle into a filtering engine that keeps token production firing — discard a land, find a spell, make Phyrexian tokens.
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 |
In Commander, Network Terminal is a role-player rather than a staple — it belongs in decks that specifically want repeatable discard outlets or looting effects, not as generic card advantage. Competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have faster, less conditional draw engines, so Network Terminal rarely shows up outside of dedicated artifact-synergy shells or brewer's lists. Pauper is the format where it has the most legitimate upside, since the common card pool is tighter and a free repeatable loot effect on an artifact is meaningfully above the average floor. In Pioneer, it's legal but unplayed — the format has enough cheap cantrips and draw spells that a tapped artifact with a tap activation doesn't compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Network Terminal is pure bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. It's unlikely to spike barring an unlikely reprint in a precon or a breakout combo discovery, so pick up copies freely if the engine calls for it and don't stress the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.