---
name: "Machinesmith Automaton"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Robot Villain"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wero Gallo"
oracle_id: "945e8443-9647-4eab-b091-ee8e7bc347f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/machinesmith-automaton-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Machinesmith Automaton
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *"Every day, I find new ways to improve upon my designs. This is the inherent superiority of metal over flesh and blood."
—Machinesmith, Samuel Saxon*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Assaultron Dominator](/printing/assaultron-dominator-pip.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot
2. [HYDRA Assault Robot](/printing/hydra-assault-robot-msh.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
3. [Ultron's Auxiliary](/printing/ultrons-auxiliary-msc.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
4. [Oreplate Pangolin](/printing/oreplate-pangolin-eoe.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Pangolin
5. [Mechan Assembler](/printing/mechan-assembler-eoe.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Artificer
6. [Ravenous Robots](/printing/ravenous-robots-tmt.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #144
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wero Gallo
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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