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Puppet Conjurer

{1}{B}

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard

ALAShards of Alara#82uncommon
Foil

He scowls at his imperfect creation, then crushes it to scrap. He salvages the etherium and begins anew.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Steven Belledin
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings2CombosIn 22
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
{U}, {T}: Create a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Homunculus.
1/2

Plays as: Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.10
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Foil-21.6%
$0.29
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 2 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    If you control no Homunculi when the second ability resolves, nothing happens. There’s no penalty for failing to sacrifice a Homunculus.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    The Homunculus you sacrifice due to the second ability isn’t limited to being a Homunculus token put onto the battlefield by Puppet Conjurer.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.