Neurok Prodigy
Creature — Human Wizard
Flying
Discard an artifact card: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #30870
Neurok Prodigy is a 2/1 flyer for three mana that lets you discard an artifact to return it to your hand — a niche loot-adjacent effect stapled to an underpowered body. The rate is too slow for competitive play and the ability too narrow for most casual tables.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Neurok Prodigy is a bulk uncommon in every format it's legal in, and it earns that status. In Commander, the only realistic home is an artifact-matters deck that wants repeated hand-cycling for specific pieces — think Emry, Lurker of the Loch or Sai, Master Thopterist — but even there, dedicated looters and artifact recursion do the job more efficiently. In Pauper, the common-legal artifact synergy shells exist, but a 2/1 for three with a conditional, non-free bounce effect can't compete with the format's actual staples. Legacy and Vintage are non-conversations.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Neurok Prodigy is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. It won't tick up unless a future set creates a specific artifact-bounce combo that doesn't currently exist.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.