Pit Automaton — Precision on the Track
Pit Automaton from Aetherdrift is a compact defensive engine you can drop into artifact and control shells. Pit Automaton is an Artifact Creature Construct with defender and a built in activation economy: it taps for two colorless charges that can only be spent on activated abilities. That makes it a reliable mana sink for decks that want to power repeated artifacts or trigger abilities without committing raw colored mana.
The second ability lets Pit Automaton copy an exhaust style activation the turn you pay {2} and tap it, creating extra value from utility artifacts or tapped permanents you already run. Its 0/4 toughness profile buys you time and synergy with sacrifice, blink or proliferate strategies. If you play Aetherdrift artifacts or run a toolbox of tap effects, add this Near Mint Pit Automaton to shore up your board presence and extend your combos.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}
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Card Type – Artifact Creature
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Subtypes – Construct
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Defender
{T}: Add {◇}{◇}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
{2}, {T}: When you next activate an exhaust ability this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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Power / Toughness – 0/4
