Master Splicer

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Master Splicer: Creature - Phyrexian Human Artificer, March of the Machine Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Phyrexian Human Artificer
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
194
Artist
Chippy
Commander rank
8,005 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Master Splicer

Master Splicer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 194 in that set, with art by Chippy. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

When this creature enters, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Golem artifact creature token.

Golems you control get +1/+1.

Phyrexian artificers remove the flesh they no longer need and use it to bring their unholy creations to a greater semblance of life.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Master Splicer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Master Splicer

Master Splicer has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #NPH-16Uncommon2024
Double Masters (2XM) #22Uncommon2020
Core Set 2020 (M20) #29Uncommon2019
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #15Uncommon2017
New Phyrexia (NPH) #16Uncommon2011

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Master Splicer.

  • Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a Golem you control may become lethal if Master Splicer leaves the battlefield during that turn.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Master Splicer is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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