---
name: "Vedalken Certarch"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Vedalken Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Metalcraft"]
set: "SOM"
set_name: "Scars of Mirrodin"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "337533fb-2783-493c-856f-c41a83cca443"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vedalken-certarch-som"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vedalken Certarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Vedalken Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Metalcraft

## Oracle Text
Metalcraft — {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

> *« Un modèle suffisamment détaillé est indiscernable de la réalité, et bien plus facile à contrôler. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vedalken Infiltrator](/printing/vedalken-infiltrator-mh2.md) — Creature — Vedalken Rogue
2. [Vedalken Humiliator](/printing/vedalken-humiliator-c18.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
3. [Synod Artificer](/printing/synod-artificer-dst.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
4. [Metalworker](/printing/metalworker-wc00.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
5. [Carapace Forger](/printing/carapace-forger-som.md) — Creature — Elf Artificer
6. [Ardent Recruit](/printing/ardent-recruit-td2.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #52
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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