Artifact payoffs

Cards that reward an artifact-heavy board: cost reduction, card draw per artifact, and the finishers that scale with how much metal you control.

Edit it and search again — it reads plain English, so payoffs for having lots of artifacts under 3 mana works too.

30 of 951 cards the search scored · read as payoffAffinityStoried
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Storm-Kiln Artist
85%

Storm-Kiln Artist Creature — Dwarf ShamanThis creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control. Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create $1.61

Mox Opal
84%

Mox Opal Legendary ArtifactMetalcraft — {T}: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.$241.08

Inventors' Fair
86%

Inventors' Fair Legendary LandAt the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice Invent$19.39

Dispatch
83%

Dispatch InstantTap target creature. Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.$0.33

Puresteel Paladin
85%

Puresteel Paladin Creature — Human KnightWhenever an Equipment you control enters, you may draw a card. Metalcraft — Equipment you control have equip {0} as long as you co$2.24

Emry, Lurker of the Loch
91%

Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk WizardAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Emry enters, mill four cards. {T}: $0.57

All That Glitters
83%

All That Glitters Enchantment — AuraEnchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact and/or enchantment you control.$0.85

Thought Monitor
89%

Thought Monitor Artifact Creature — ConstructAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Flying When this creature enters, draw t$0.28

Hellkite Tyrant
85%

Hellkite Tyrant Creature — DragonFlying, trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls. At the$4.27

Urza, Lord High Artificer
84%

Urza, Lord High Artificer Legendary Creature — Human ArtificerWhen Urza enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you contr$16.50

Steel Overseer
83%

Steel Overseer Artifact Creature — Construct{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature you control.$0.29

Sai, Master Thopterist
83%

Sai, Master Thopterist Legendary Creature — Human ArtificerWhenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. {1}{U}, Sacrifice two art$0.71

Thopter Spy Network
82%

Thopter Spy Network EnchantmentAt the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. W$0.45

Thoughtcast
87%

Thoughtcast SorceryAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Draw two cards.$3.37

Mechanized Production
85%

Mechanized Production Enchantment — AuraEnchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you cont$2.92

Nettlecyst
82%

Nettlecyst Artifact — EquipmentLiving weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped cre$4.23

Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
87%

Tezzeret, Cruel Captain Legendary Planeswalker — TezzeretWhenever an artifact you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Tezzeret. 0: Untap target artifact or creature. If it's an artif$21.17

Krark-Clan Ironworks
83%

Krark-Clan Ironworks ArtifactSacrifice an artifact: Add {C}{C}.$16.71

Marionette Master
80%

Marionette Master Creature — Human ArtificerFabricate 3 (When this creature enters, put three +1/+1 counters on it or create three 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token$3.10

Metalwork Colossus
90%

Metalwork Colossus Artifact Creature — ConstructThis spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total mana value of noncreature artifacts you control. Sacrifice two artifacts: $0.36

Simulacrum Synthesizer
88%

Simulacrum Synthesizer ArtifactWhen this artifact enters, scry 2. Whenever another artifact you control with mana value 3 or greater enters, create a 0/0 colorle$25.11

Tezzeret the Seeker
82%

Tezzeret the Seeker Legendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret+1: Untap up to two target artifacts. −X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the batt$25.64

Ingenious Artillerist
82%

Ingenious Artillerist Creature — Human ArtificerWhenever one or more artifacts you control enter, this creature deals that much damage to each opponent.$2.48

Uthros Research Craft
80%

Uthros Research Craft Artifact — SpacecraftStation (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. I$1.27

Bronze Guardian
82%

Bronze Guardian Artifact Creature — GolemDouble strike Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless th$1.49

Adaptive Omnitool
90%

Adaptive Omnitool Artifact — EquipmentEquipped creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control. Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top six cards of your

Master of Etherium
91%

Master of Etherium Artifact Creature — Vedalken WizardMaster of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you contr$0.71

Karn, Legacy Reforged
88%

Karn, Legacy Reforged Legendary Artifact Creature — GolemKarn's power and toughness are each equal to the greatest mana value among artifacts you control. At the beginning of your upkeep,$19.32

Kuldotha Forgemaster
83%

Kuldotha Forgemaster Artifact Creature — Construct{T}, Sacrifice three artifacts: Search your library for an artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.$11.99

Shimmer Dragon
90%

Shimmer Dragon Creature — DragonFlying As long as you control four or more artifacts, this creature has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities y$0.35

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