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Golden-Scale Aeronaut

{4}{W}

Creature — Dwarf Pilot

MOMMarch of the Machine#15common

Johar had never heard of a pterodon. He just knew Saheeli's new invention let him fly circles around the invading monsters.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 655
Illustrator
Javier Charro
Found in
March of the Machine MTGO Redemption Foil · March of the Machine MTGO Redemption · 4 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#27,075
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.) Flying
2/3
BackupFlying
Plays as:
Counter Placer
Market · per finishspark updated 1m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+66.7%
$0.10
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+20.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low-$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Apr 14, 2023
  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.

  • WotCApr 14, 2023

    The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won’t change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.