---
name: "Lurking Automaton"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CNS"
set_name: "Conspiracy"
collector_number: "63"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "412fbf73-a471-42ad-83fe-14f19e4e9595"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lurking-automaton-cns"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lurking Automaton
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
Reveal this card as you draft it and note how many cards you've drafted this draft round, including this card.
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the highest number you noted for cards named Lurking Automaton.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cogwork Grinder](/printing/cogwork-grinder-cns.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Lore Seeker](/printing/lore-seeker-cns.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Cogwork Librarian](/printing/cogwork-librarian-cns.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Mindless Automaton](/printing/mindless-automaton-ema.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
5. [Whispergear Sneak](/printing/whispergear-sneak-cns.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [Agent of Acquisitions](/printing/agent-of-acquisitions-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy (CNS) #63
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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