Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector: Artifact Creature - Construct, Foundations Commander. Artifact spells you cast cost 1 less to cast. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Construct
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 259
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
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About Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless artifact creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 259 in that set, with art by Jason A. Engle. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/2 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Automaton inspectors ensure that the Consulate's stringent standards for mass production are upheld.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Foundry Inspector by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector has been printed in 10 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #104 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #225 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #346 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2106 | Rare | 2025 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #385 | Common | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #16 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #79 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #79z | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #152 | Common | 2022 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #310 | Common | 2020 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #241 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #KLD-215 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Foundry Inspector, newest first.
- Once a player has announced an artifact spell, no player may take actions to try to remove Foundry Inspector from the battlefield before that spell's cost is locked in.
- If an artifact spell has {X} in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, and then reduce the cost by {1}. For example, an artifact that costs {X} with X chosen as 4 costs {3} to cast if you control Foundry Inspector.
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