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Kindly Cognician

{1}{U}

Artifact Creature — Cyborg Artificer

USTUnstable#37uncommon

"What's wrong, dear? Nothing a 44-to-22 bronze spur gear and reducer pairing couldn't fix, I bet."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
silver
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 20–960
Illustrator
Mark Behm
Found in
Unstable Booster Pack
Printings1
CommanderNot legalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyNot legal
VintageNot legal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderNot legal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Spells you cast that refer to artifacts or Contraptions in their rules text cost {1} less to cast.
1/3
Plays as:
Cost Reducer
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.15
$0.06 low$0.05 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.67
$0.39 low$0.31 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Jan 19, 2018
  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    A spell must have the word “artifact” or “Contraption” (or their plurals) in its rules to qualify for the bonus. Flavor text, reminder text, name, and the type line don’t count.