Bastion Inventor
AERAether Revolt/#30/2017Common
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.03
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.04
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.04TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 33.3%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.04
90d low
$0.03
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.04
Aether Revolt
- Up 33.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.04.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 525% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
4 / 4
Keywords
ImproviseHexproof
Card capabilities
CreatureProtection
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
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Rulings (8)
wotc9 Feb 2017
Improvise doesn’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value.
wotc9 Feb 2017
Equipment attached to a creature doesn’t become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn’t cause the creature to become tapped.
wotc9 Feb 2017
Improvise can’t be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can’t be used during the resolution of an ability that says “Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.”
wotc9 Feb 2017
If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell’s costs. You won’t be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won’t be on the battlefield when you pay the spell’s costs, so you won’t be able to tap it for improvise.
wotc9 Feb 2017
Tapping an artifact won’t cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
wotc9 Feb 2017
Because improvise isn’t an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
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About this card
Bastion Inventor
Bastion Inventor is a Creature — Vedalken Artificer, with mana cost {5}{U} (mana value 6). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.04 (up 33.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Bastion Inventor FAQ
How much is Bastion Inventor worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Bastion Inventor is $0.04. It is up 33.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.03 to $0.04.
What is the cheapest printing of Bastion Inventor?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aether Revolt at $0.04 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Bastion Inventor?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Bastion Inventor are there?
Bastion Inventor has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Bastion Inventor first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AER #30, released 2017-01-20.
What is the newest printing of Bastion Inventor?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #AER-30, released 2019-11-07.
Is there a foil version of Bastion Inventor?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.25 versus $0.04 for nonfoil, which is 525% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Bastion Inventor legal in Commander?
Yes, Bastion Inventor is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.