Hedron Archive
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Hedron Archive: Artifact, Foundations Commander. Tap: Add Colorless Colorless. 2, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 262
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
- Commander rank
- 545 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Hedron Archive
Hedron Archive is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless artifact from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 262 in that set, with art by Craig J Spearing. It costs {4} (four generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 21 sets, from Battle for Zendikar (2015) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
"You've begun to understand the hedrons' true purpose," said Ugin. "The Eldrazi can be imprisoned." "And how did that work out last time?" asked Jace.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hedron Archive by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Hedron Archive
Hedron Archive has been printed in 21 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #492 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Foundations (FDN) #726 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #275 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #295 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #952 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #359 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #774 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #266 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #142 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #240 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #240★ | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #184 | Uncommon | 2022 |
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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In these precons
Hedron Archive is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Keen Engineering (FDC), led by Sai, Master Thopterist
- Animated Army (BLC), led by Bello, Bard of the Brambles
- Eldrazi Incursion (M3C), led by Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Eldrazi Incursion Collector's Edition (M3C), led by Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Eldrazi Unbound (CMM), led by Zhulodok, Void Gorger
- Growing Threat (MOC), led by Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos