Towashi Guide-Bot
Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
, 
: Draw a card. This ability costs 
less to activate for each modified creature you control. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #7226
Towashi Guide-Bot enters with a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control that already has one, then taps to loot — repeatable card selection stapled to a counter-doubling ETB. The cost is real: five mana for a 1/1 that does nothing without an existing counter setup, so it's a role-player in the right deck, not a generalist include. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate and The Locust God aside, if your deck isn't already built around +1/+1 counters, Towashi Guide-Bot is too slow to justify the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate grows creatures by proliferating counters, and Towashi Guide-Bot's ETB immediately doubles every existing counter on your board — that's often multiple free triggers worth of growth in a single cast. The looting ability also keeps the hand stocked as Omarthis closes in.
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron cares about creatures activating abilities using counters as payment, and Towashi Guide-Bot's loot doubles as both a counter sink and a draw engine. Agatha can exile Guide-Bot to grant other creatures the tap-to-loot ability, which becomes especially potent on high-power creatures.
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade generates +1/+1 counters whenever auras or equipment enter, so the board will reliably have counters for Towashi Guide-Bot's ETB to amplify. The Bot's looting then helps find the next piece of the equipment chain.
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp adds counters whenever a modular creature dies, so Towashi Guide-Bot drops into a board already thick with them and immediately multiplies the stack. The redundancy between Zabaz's modular payoffs and the Bot's doubling ETB makes it a consistent include in that shell.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Towashi Guide-Bot is a Commander card through and through — the looting is too slow and the ETB too dependent on a pre-built counter ecosystem to compete in Modern or Pioneer, where the five-mana slot demands immediate, game-warping impact. In Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration; those formats have no patience for a 1/1 that needs setup. Commander is the one context where Towashi Guide-Bot earns its slot: games go long enough for the loot ability to pay off, and counter synergies are deep enough across the format that the ETB will routinely touch multiple creatures. Even in Commander, it's firmly a 75% card — not pushed enough for cEDH, but a reliable engine piece anywhere counters matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Locust GodIntruder AlarmTowashi Guide-Bot
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite ETB
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Towashi Guide-Bot is bulk, and bulk is where it belongs — there's no market pressure driving this higher given its narrow role in counter-heavy Commander decks. Grab copies freely; the price is unlikely to move in either direction without a reprint or a breakout combo discovery.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.