---
name: "Paradox Engine"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Christine Choi"
oracle_id: "d38937a6-ab1c-4de8-a278-d81a6ce0d921"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/paradox-engine-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Paradox Engine
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a spell, untap all nonland permanents you control.

> *« Il a suffi d'un regard sur ce formidable objet pour me convaincre que Kaladesh méritait toute mon attention. De toute évidence, mon temps ici a déjà porté de délicieux fruits. » —Tezzeret*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dramatic Reversal](/printing/dramatic-reversal-tle.md) — Instant
2. [Unstoppable Plan](/printing/unstoppable-plan-dft.md) — Enchantment
3. [Unwinding Clock](/printing/unwinding-clock-plst.md) — Artifact
4. [Seedborn Muse](/printing/seedborn-muse-sld.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [The Thirteenth Doctor](/printing/the-thirteenth-doctor-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
6. [The Pandorica](/printing/the-pandorica-who.md) — Legendary Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #169
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Christine Choi
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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