Station Monitor
Creature — Lizard Artificer
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, create a 1/1 colorless Drone artifact creature token with flying and "This token can block only creatures with flying."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #16741
Station Monitor enters as a 0/4 Defender and immediately draws you a card — that body plus immediate card advantage for three mana is the whole pitch. Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur decks run it because the draw trigger fires on entry, not on survival, making it immune to the usual "kill it before it does anything" punishment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur rewards you for playing permanents with power 2 or less, and Station Monitor's 0/4 body slots directly into that constraint while replacing itself — a two-for-one that costs nothing in terms of synergy eligibility.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Station Monitor is a Commander card through and through. In powered Constructed formats like Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too passive to matter — a three-mana 0/4 that draws one card doesn't move the needle when the format is winning on turns one and two. Modern and Pioneer offer the same verdict: the rate is fine for Limited but not competitive enough for sixty-card constructed play. Commander is where the "enters, draw a card" clause adds up, especially in Defender tribal, flicker shells, or any commander that rewards low-power creatures, and the toughness makes it a credible blocker through the mid-game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Station Monitor is bulk in the most literal sense — you're paying shipping more than card price. That price is stable by definition; there's no meaningful floor left to drop through, and niche Commander demand is the only thing that would ever nudge it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.