Card
Edgar, Master Machinist
Mana cost {2}{R}{W}
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Noble 2/4
Once during each of your turns, you may cast an artifact spell from your graveyard. If you cast a spell this way, that artifact enters tapped. Tools — Whenever Edgar attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest mana value among artifacts you control.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 48 known combos. 4 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · FIC · #80
- Cheapest printing
- €0.24
- EDHREC salt
- 0.37
- Color identity
- Red, White
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
48 known combos.
- Edgar, Master Machinist + Displacer Kitten + Welding Jar
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook - Edgar, Master Machinist + Displacer Kitten + Lotus Petal
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana
View on Commander Spellbook - Edgar, Master Machinist + Displacer Kitten + Mishra's Bauble
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
The value of X is calculated only once, as Edgar's last ability resolves. - 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
Edgar must be under your control in order to start casting an artifact spell using its first ability, but it doesn't need to stay under your control throughout that process or be under your control as the spell resolves. If, for example, you sacrifice Edgar to pay an additional cost of the spell or Edgar is destroyed in response, the spell will still resolve normally. - 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
You must still pay all costs and follow any timing restrictions and permissions for artifact spells you cast from your graveyard this way. Normally, you'll be able to cast them only during your main phase while the stack is empty. - 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
If an artifact you control has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of calculating its mana value.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast