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Adaptive Automaton

Adaptive Automaton

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Artifact Creature — Construct

As Adaptive Automaton enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Adaptive Automaton is the chosen type in addition to its other types.

Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Such loyalty can only be made.

2/2

Illustrated by

Magic 2012Magic 2012#201·Rare·English
Oct 23, 2026
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Legality

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Rulings

Sep 22, 2011

The choice of creature type is made as Adaptive Automaton enters the battlefield. Players can’t respond to this choice. The bonus starts applying immediately.

Sep 22, 2011

You must choose an existing _Magic_ creature type.

Sep 22, 2011

Even though Adaptive Automaton is a Construct, other Construct creatures you control won’t get +1/+1 (unless you chose Construct as Adaptive Automaton entered the battlefield).