Inventive Guard of the Gearworks
Padeem, Consul of Innovation is a practical choice for artifact pilots who want protection and card advantage without extra setup. Castable for {3}{U}, Padeem grants hexproof to your artifacts, which keeps your key pieces safe from opponent targeting while you develop the board. The card reads smoothly into artifact strategies and shores up fragile combos by removing a common avenue of disruption.
The second ability is a steady draw engine that rewards keeping high value artifacts in play. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the highest mana value or tied for highest, you draw a card. That clause encourages careful sequencing and gives you reason to prioritize a signature artifact. In lore terms Padeem remains the calm curator in the workshop, preferring clever prevention to flashy removal and turning the artifacts you protect into consistent resources for the long game.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Vedalken Artificer
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can’t be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.) At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the highest mana value or tied for the highest mana value, draw a card.
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Power / Toughness – 1/4
