---
name: "Steelswarm Operator"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Robot Soldier"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "EOE"
set_name: "Edge of Eternities"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "770b2097-5178-42d2-be6c-393b4bfe3727"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steelswarm-operator-eoe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Steelswarm Operator
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Robot Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{T}: Add {U}. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell.
{T}: Add {U}{U}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of artifact sources.

> *It harnesses energy from the brutal, mana-rich storms found deep within Uthros.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Guidelight Optimizer](/printing/guidelight-optimizer-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot
2. [Vision, Spectral Synthezoid](/printing/vision-spectral-synthezoid-msc.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Hero
3. [Aerial Doombot](/printing/aerial-doombot-msh.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
4. [Aeronaut Tinkerer](/printing/aeronaut-tinkerer-purl.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Memory Guardian](/printing/memory-guardian-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Artificer
6. [Mirran Spy](/printing/mirran-spy-mbs.md) — Creature — Drone

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Edge of Eternities (EOE) #80
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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