wotc
Improvise can’t be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can’t be used during the resolution of an ability that says “Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.”
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #30
Bastion Inventor
aer·#30·common·nonfoil
Illus. Tony Foti
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Jan '17
9 yr ago
Value
$0.04$0 (-20.0%)
30 days high $0.05 · low $0.04
Volatility · high
EUR€0.07USD$0.04TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,755 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"This armor transcends the limitations of mere flesh and bone."
4/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 8
wotc
Equipment attached to a creature doesn’t become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn’t cause the creature to become tapped.
wotc
When calculating a spell’s total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.
Context
Last observed at $0.04, down from $0.05 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.05 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.04.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AER — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Aether Revolt* (released January 2017).
Card #30 in Aether Revolt.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Creature — Vedalken Artificer. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {5}{U} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Improvise and Hexproof.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #27,755 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Tony Foti. Rarix tracks 93 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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