Steelswarm Operator

UncommonColour IDMV 2

Artifact Creature — Robot Soldier

Flying

: Add . Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell.

: Add . Spend this mana only to activate abilities of artifact sources.

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Keywords

Flying

Card capabilities

ArtifactCreatureMana production Ramp

Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.

Format legality

Primary formats

StandardLegal PioneerLegal ModernLegal

Eternal formats

LegacyLegal VintageLegal PauperNot legal

Casual formats

CommanderLegal OathbreakerLegal BrawlLegal Standard BrawlLegal

Digital formats

HistoricLegal TimelessLegal AlchemyLegal GladiatorLegal Penny DreadfulNot legal

Historical formats

PremodernNot legal Old SchoolNot legal PreDHNot legal Future StandardLegal Duel CommanderLegal

Other printings

This is the only English printing.

Rulings (1)

wotc25 Jul 2025

An “artifact source” is any object with the card type artifact. This means you could spend the mana from Steelswarm Operator’s last ability to activate an ability of an artifact you control or an artifact card in your hand or graveyard, for example.

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