Nowadays a 1/1 for 3 mana generally has to offer something special to be considered playable, but I contend that this still is fairly special in its own regard. It's pretty innocuous and can affect the board strongly. Of course once an opponent cottons on, it's toast. And Goblin Welder is better, natch.
Guest57443454
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
This is actually a pretty good card, and could serve as a budget alternative to Goblin Welder...But still I'd feel weird if I said "Summon Archaeologist"...That sounds far too nerdy, even in Magic
evenblackerlotus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.6/5.0)(5 votes)
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How about Metallurgeon. Waaay better isn't it? Or am I not seeing something. Obviously Goblin Welder is amazing, but as in the same exact effect, by tapping mana, Metallurgeon kills the competition.
Request
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
@Evil The thing is, this guy bring artifacts back, which means one's you have to sac to get their effect, whereis Metallurgeon regenerates artifacts, which is normally only helpful to Artifact Creatures.
TDL
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I love the art. The guy's clothing is way too contemporary for the typical Magic setting.
AmericanVigor
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Wow.
A permanent that enables artifact recursion on a regular basis.
That's awesome.
5/5
gasimakos1
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
the more i use this guy in play, the more i love him. my friends hate this card because i keep digging up my ivory towers and winter orb. definitely not a 5/5, but he's still pretty darn good. 4/5!!!!!
More powerful cards have been printed, but he's still good since he can keep bringing artifacts back.
Gamalgoth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card was insanely powerful at the time of printing. Antiquities was not called age of the artificers for nothing! My most successful deck of all time was built around this card. It was essentially an artifact deck which included Mishra's Workshop, Urza's lands, artifact creatures and 4 Divine offerings. The usual mode of operation was to pull out a Triskellion, use up the counters, sac it for life, then return it to play with the Archaeologist. P.S. Always wondered why this card was represented by a male as storywise the archaeologist Tocasia was a woman.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
EvilCleavage, Metallurgeon's effect only allows to protect an artifact. If it's already destroyed, the Archaeologist is what you need.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Powerful card when combined with sacrifice artifact effects. Of course it has a giant removal target, but most good cards do.
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A permanent that enables artifact recursion on a regular basis.
That's awesome.
5/5
P.S. Always wondered why this card was represented by a male as storywise the archaeologist Tocasia was a woman.