---
name: "Padeem, Consul of Innovation"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "KLD"
set_name: "Kaladesh"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "0c7ba712-6a99-4d2f-9242-a2163a11f69c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/padeem-consul-of-innovation-kld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Padeem, Consul of Innovation
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the greatest mana value or tied for the greatest mana value, draw a card.

> *「私を驚かせなさい。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh (KLD) #59
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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