---
name: "Kindly Cognician"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Cyborg Artificer"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "UST"
set_name: "Unstable"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Behm"
oracle_id: "6c9dd5f8-5dfe-49a6-a522-9acf2a73c227"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kindly-cognician-ust"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kindly Cognician
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Cyborg Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
Spells you cast that refer to artifacts or Contraptions in their rules text cost {1} less to cast.

> *"What's wrong, dear? Nothing a 44-to-22 bronze spur gear and reducer pairing couldn't fix, I bet."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unstable (UST) #37
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Behm

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