---
name: "Complex Automaton"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dana Knutson"
oracle_id: "e4951b4e-ba68-495c-8062-e89250d02cf3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/complex-automaton-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Complex Automaton
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more permanents, return this creature to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Junk Golem](/printing/junk-golem-ody.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Aegis Automaton](/printing/aegis-automaton-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Ancestral Statue](/printing/ancestral-statue-jmp.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [Clockwork Beast](/printing/clockwork-beast-me1.md) — Artifact Creature — Beast
5. [Accomplished Automaton](/printing/accomplished-automaton-kld.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [Mindless Automaton](/printing/mindless-automaton-ema.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #128
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dana Knutson
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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