---
name: "Mechanical Mobster"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Human Robot Villain"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Connive"]
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Szabo"
oracle_id: "b0672aa3-3207-4ff8-af8f-bdabacbb4d04"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mechanical-mobster-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mechanical Mobster
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Human Robot Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Connive

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. Target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

> *"Un uomo d'onore e d'acciaio? Tu sì che ci sai fare, Silvermane."
-Spider-Man*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mob Lookout](/printing/mob-lookout-msc.md) — Creature — Human Rogue Villain
2. [Leader, Super-Genius](/printing/leader-super-genius-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Villain
3. [Hypnotic Grifter](/printing/hypnotic-grifter-snc.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Scurrilous Sentry](/printing/scurrilous-sentry-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Knight Rogue
5. [Red Room Recruit](/printing/red-room-recruit-msh.md) — Creature — Human Spy Villain
6. [Ultron, Unlimited](/printing/ultron-unlimited-msc.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #168
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Szabo
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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