Hedron Detonator

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Hedron Detonator: Creature - Goblin Artificer, March of the Machine Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Goblin Artificer
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
31
Artist
Caroline Gariba
Commander rank
4,901 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Hedron Detonator

Hedron Detonator is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 31 in that set, with art by Caroline Gariba. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. March of the Machine Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $8.11 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever an artifact you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to target opponent.

{T}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.

"*Compleat* this!"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $8.11 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Hedron Detonator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Hedron Detonator

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #118Rare2023

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Hedron Detonator, newest first.

  • If you don’t play the card, it will remain exiled.
  • Playing the card exiled with Hedron Detonator follows the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • Unless an effect allows you to play additional lands that turn, you can play a land card exiled with Hedron Detonator only if you haven’t played a land yet that turn.
  • You may play the card exiled with Hedron Detonator even if Hedron Detonator leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it.

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