---
name: "La Forge, Perceptive Engineer"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "TRC"
set_name: "Star Trek Commander"
collector_number: "147"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Elizabeth Peiró"
oracle_id: "338619f2-bb33-4988-bafe-7460f86acef8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/la-forge-perceptive-engineer-trc"
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"
---

# La Forge, Perceptive Engineer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
{T}: Add {U}. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell.

> *"Captain, the sensor sweep is fine, but my VISOR is picking up some disturbing fluctuations in the dilithium crystal matrix."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vedalken Engineer](/printing/vedalken-engineer-nec.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
2. [Spock, Logical Choice](/printing/spock-logical-choice-trc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vulcan Human Scientist
3. [Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher](/printing/vhal-candlekeep-researcher-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Phalanx Vanguard](/printing/phalanx-vanguard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Oaken Siren](/printing/oaken-siren-lci.md) — Artifact Creature — Siren Pirate
6. [Bladed Sentinel](/printing/bladed-sentinel-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek Commander (TRC) #147
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Elizabeth Peiró

## 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`