Resonance Technician
Creature — Weird Detective
Flying
When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, investigate twice.
, Tap X untapped artifacts you control: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control with mana value X. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #24648
Resonance Technician turns every artifact entering the battlefield into a mana discount engine, effectively paying for itself the moment you cast a second artifact in the same turn. It's a staple in any artifact-heavy Commander deck and a complete non-starter everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Resonance Technician is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games and artifact-centric commanders give it room to generate real mana advantage over multiple turns. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the format's speed and the availability of free or near-free artifact support make a three-mana 2/3 with a conditional discount redundant at best and a liability at worst. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer pace and artifact synergy potential, so it's a reasonable include there in the right shell. Everywhere else it's not legal, and it wouldn't see play even if it were.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Resonance Technician sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card with a narrow but real home in artifact Commander decks. It's unlikely to spike unless a breakout artifact commander pushes it into widespread demand, so pick it up cheap now if you need it and don't expect the price to move much either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.