“"Wasted potential surrounds us. Lend me that bauble, and let me see what it can be made to be."”
Master Transmuter
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Artifact Creature — Human Artificer
Mana Cost: {3}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: {U}, {T}, Return an artifact you control to its owner's hand: You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Flavor Text: "Wasted potential surrounds us. Lend me that bauble, and let me see what it can be made to be."
Set: Double Masters (#58), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Chippy
Creature
Artifact
Blue
Rare
$5.65
Regular
$11.85
✨ Foil
€2.69
Euro
Prices as of Sep 02, 2026. Market values fluctuate; double-check current pricing before purchasing.
Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2020-08-07
Master Transmuter can be returned to its owner's hand to pay the cost of its activated ability.
2020-08-07
The artifact card you put onto the battlefield when the ability resolves may be the same card that you returned to your hand when you paid the cost. If so, it returns to the battlefield as a new object with no relation to its previous existence.
🔮 Mechanically Similar Cards
Cards that share similar playstyles, keywords, and mana synergies.
More like this →
AvaScry
Build with AvaScry
Interested in AvaScry's card data, semantic search, or other MTG technology?