---
name: "Junkyard Genius"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "214"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rémi Jacquot"
oracle_id: "68d4d753-5e53-48a6-8ba2-56020893c239"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/junkyard-genius-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Junkyard Genius
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
{1}{B}{R}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Until end of turn, other creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain menace and haste.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #214
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rémi Jacquot
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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