Adaptive Automaton

Explorers of Ixalan • #42 • rare

Artifact Creature — Construct |

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Live Value $1.85

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Printed 8 times ELEVATED

Reprinted 8x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Double Masters).

Dealer Buylist:

$0.70

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $2.79 retail 75% WIDE

Dealers are paying well below retail. Expect to take a hit selling this one quickly.

Buylist data via MTGJSON (Card Kingdom), October 13, 2026.

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Adaptive Automaton

Explorers of Ixalan • #42 • rare

Current Valuation

$1.85

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

E02

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#1,780

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact Creature — Construct

Color Identity Colorless

Power / Toughness 2 / 2

🖋️ Curator's Notes

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.

This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.

Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

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Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

2024-11-08

Even though Adaptive Automaton is a Construct, other Construct creatures you control won't get +1/+1 unless you chose Construct as Adaptive Automaton entered the battlefield.

2024-11-08

The choice of creature type is made as Adaptive Automaton enters. Players can't take any actions between the time the choice is made and the time the appropriate creatures begin to get +1/+1.

2024-11-08

You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can't be chosen.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2017-11-24

Set Name: Explorers of Ixalan

Artist Reference: Igor Kieryluk

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint