Universal Automaton
Universal Automaton: Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter, Jumpstart 2022. Changeling. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
- Released
- 2022-12-02
- Collector number
- 803
- Artist
- Ben Maier
- Commander rank
- 2,098 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Changeling
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About Universal Automaton
Universal Automaton is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact creature from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 803 in that set, with art by Ben Maier. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.65 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
"Within minutes, the strange device was indistinguishable from the other upon my workbench." -Tocasia, journal entry
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.65 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Universal Automaton by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| 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 Universal Automaton
Universal Automaton has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91381 | Rare | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #J22-803 | Common | 2025 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #759 | Common | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #38 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #MH1-235 | Common | 2019 |
| Modern Horizons (MH1) #235 | Common | 2019 |
Similar cards
Other artifact creature cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Universal Automaton is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.