Etherium Pteramander
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact Creature — Salamander Drake
Oracle Text:
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
{6}{B}: Adapt 4. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each other artifact you control. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.)
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Modern Horizons 3
Price ( USD): $0.12
USD: $0.12 · EUR: €0.08
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Character Background
Etherium Pteramander looks like a tiny but very efficient piece for black artifact decks that want to grind into the late game while still presenting an evasive threat. As a 1/1 flyer for one mana, it can chip in early, pressure planeswalkers, and wear equipment or counters well, but its real strength is in artifact-heavy control or midrange shells where the Adapt ability becomes dramatically cheaper. Because the activation cost drops by {1} for each other artifact you control, it naturally rewards board states built from cheap baubles, treasure makers, or affinity-style support, letting this humble drake suddenly grow into a serious finisher. Its flying-only blocking restriction also makes it a strong attacker against ground stalls, though it’s vulnerable to air defense. Deckbuilders should pair it with artifact cantrips, token production, and effects that care about +1/+1 counters, turning a modest salamander-drake into a scalable threat that fits tempo-to-value game plans beautifully.
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