---
name: "Bastion Inventor"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Vedalken Artificer"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Improvise", "Hexproof"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "AER-30"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tony Foti"
oracle_id: "900ae045-0160-4e85-b283-e35399c2acec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bastion-inventor-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bastion Inventor
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Vedalken Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Improvise, Hexproof

## Oracle Text
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."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Padeem, Consul of Innovation](/printing/padeem-consul-of-innovation-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer
2. [Barricade Breaker](/printing/barricade-breaker-klr.md) — Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
3. [Wind-Kin Raiders](/printing/wind-kin-raiders-plst.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Foundry Assembler](/printing/foundry-assembler-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
5. [Ironheart, Clever Champion](/printing/ironheart-clever-champion-msh.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Hero
6. [Fen Hauler](/printing/fen-hauler-klr.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #AER-30
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tony Foti
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`