---
name: "Sanitation Automaton"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Surveil"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "256"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Burns"
oracle_id: "be2ab552-df82-49a0-8f0b-ee66de34e1a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sanitation-automaton-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sanitation Automaton
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Surveil

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

> *"Otra vez estoy lleno de teorías descartadas. Eliminación inminente".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cybernetic Specialist](/printing/cybernetic-specialist-trk.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Scientist
2. [A.I.M. Synthoids](/printing/aim-synthoids-msh.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
3. [Wretched Doll](/printing/wretched-doll-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Toy
4. [Rummaging Wizard](/printing/rummaging-wizard-ons.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Umbral Collar Zealot](/printing/umbral-collar-zealot-soc.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Fear of Surveillance](/printing/fear-of-surveillance-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #256
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Burns
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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