Flying
Whenever this Vehicle becomes crewed for the first time each turn, until end of turn, this Vehicle becomes a copy of target nonlegendary creature that crewed it this turn, except it's 4/3, it's a Vehicle artifact in addition to its other types, and it has flying.
Crew 1
4/3
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 7
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If a player crews Mindlink Mech with a nonlegendary permanent that is not normally a creature or Vehicle, the resulting permanent Mindlink Mech becomes is a 0/0 artifact creature and will usually be put into its owner's graveyard. This is because a copy effect can't set the power and toughness of a permanent if being a creature isn't part of that permanent's copiable characteristics. The crew effect is then applied after the copy effect, and it becomes a creature with no defined power or toughness, so both are set to 0.
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Mindlink Mech's triggered ability can target only a creature that was tapped to pay its crew cost this turn.
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Mindlink Mech's second ability triggers as its crew ability resolves for the first time each turn.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRM — 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.
Card #97921 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the July 2022 Magic Online release.
Card type: Artifact — Vehicle, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Crew.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,199 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Robbie Trevino. Rarix catalogs 99 other cards credited to this artist.
Notes
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If the creature is a token, Mindlink Mech copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield. It doesn't become a token.
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If Mindlink Mech becomes a copy of a creature that is copying something else, it becomes a copy of whatever that creature is a copy of.
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Mindlink Mech copies exactly what was printed on the original creature (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below), except that it also has Mindlink Mech's types and is 4/3. It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or any Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
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If a continuous effect that isn't a copy effect is modifying Mindlink Mech's power, toughness, or types, that effect will continue to apply to it after it becomes a copy.
