3 mana for a bunch of 3/3s? Sure it's not immediate but it's not like the only reason you're casting artifacts after you play this is to put charge counters on it. In addition to whatever you're getting from your other artifacts, you're getting 3/3s! And it doesn't even require a tap or mana ability.
tantallum99
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
I think this could be pretty effective in an artifact deck. poop out a 3/3 every 3rd or 4th turn. will work will with contagion clasp's proliferate also
ZEvilMustache
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(4 votes)
I know that this is a terrible card, but I can't help but think of ways to spawn a hoard of golem tokens! As a common, perhaps I can draft 3 or 4 of them...
edit: nope, still stinks. But I did my best to push it. Even used Contagion Clasp. Spend your mana/energy somewhere else.
SorianSadaskan
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Woah, CoMMON.
By 1, comes the harassment.
By 2, comes skirmish and security.
3 of them, forms a significant threat.
4 of them, comes an army.
Then chuck in a load of cheap arties, and your opponent bows.
saphireblade
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Was wondering if the tokens would be able to trigger the effect or not. I'm new to the game so im not sure if placing a token would count. Even better can i get the effects by cycling out 2 welding jar
Mattmedia
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
@ saphireblade: Artifacts entering the battlefield does not trigger this artifacts ability, you have to cast the spell, which means if the spell gets countered you still get your counter, although if it was when an artifact entered the battlefield, it would be broken, three of them out with (turn 3,4,5) and another artifact afterward, would result in an infinite amount of 3/3's, and thats not all the fun really.
Zenzei
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I so wish this card could self-charge up by tapping like the other charge stuff in this set...
Gavrilo
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Unless your deck is 70%+ artifact or soaked with proliferate some random gray ogre is better than this. Maybe for or for with trigger off opponents artifacts too it would be playable.
EvilCleavage
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is meant to be used with proliferate for sure
CaptainFooL
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
obvious proliferate card is obvious...
Folesauce
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I think this card is underestimated.
Runefyst
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I actually devestated my friend the other night using this combined with Prototype Portal Within a few turns, I had a few Foundries in play which were pumping out a few golems every turn or 2.
It was fan-freakin' tastic. :)
ktehc
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does anyone know if the Golem artifact creature tokens produced with this are subject to the copy spell effect of Precursor Golem?
IE Create a Golem token with Golem Foundary, cast Precursor Golem, then cast Giant and copy it onto all 4 of the Golems now on the field?
ByGoblinsBeDriven
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
There's plenty of 0CMC artifacts out in Standard right now (Ornithopter, Memnite, Accorder's Shield, etc.) that can make this thing stupid really fast. I kind of want to play this with a lot of card draw (Wall of Omens, Sea Gate Oracle, etc.) to dig up these 0CMC artifacts and just flood the board with golems! :D
And then play Precursor Golem, cast Distortion Strike on any of your golems, and you've got yourself an unblockable army of golems.
The only other way that I've found to reliably activate this is... get this... Razor Boomerang - the lamest card I know. I suppose a Semblance Anvil would take some of the mana cost for you, tho.
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you're going to run this in constructed, card draws won't hurt. Temple Bell will be your greatest ally.
Cloverdad
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does wonders in my pauper deck, and thats ofc not even counting ornithopters or memnites.
Definetly among my favourite cards on the set.
shaarlander
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Works wonderfully and performs miracles in my Karn/artifact based EDH deck Add a bit of Abunas and you have a guaranteed game
The best combo I've found is loading up on 0 cost artifacts, a Mox Opal, and Glint Hawks After you get a few out, use Unsummon Disspere & or Echoing Truth to bounce the Hawks, and spit out the Opal a few times times. Helps speed up the token creation, as well as buy sometime to do it.
InformativeGamer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I don't think people quite understand just how powerful this card is, it definitely needed a boost from common to rare. Combine this card with Myrsmith and Myr Galvanizer and you can pump an army of 2/2 myr out, and everytime you use the Myrsmiths effect, you'll gain another counter for the Foundry (If I'm not mistaken)
Davidian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is not by any means a broken card. It has breathed live back into my art deck and gave it a more aggressive edge.
EpicBroccoli
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@InformativeGamer
It says 'cast'.
Ava_Adore
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
ill convert 1 clockwork myr into 1 3/3 golem thanks
MrQuizzles
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Why is this card rated so high? It sucks.
How many artifact spells are you seriously going to be casting each game? Even if you play this on turn 3, you'll get maybe 1 or 2 golems out of this some time down the road. It's just not good.
Fanaticmogg
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
EVERYONE! Remember the difference between casting spells and putting artifacts onto the battefield! Also, this card is decent iin a dedicated artifact deck, where you WILL be casting tons of artifacts and getting lots of golems. It only sucks if you're not playing it with enought artifacts.
dberry02
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I personally use it in my proliferate deck to shoot out a lot of golems to untap my artifacts with Clock of Omens. I'd use it to untap Everflowing Chalice for a lot of mana or to untap my Elixir of Immortality for multiple uses.
ForgeMaster117
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Four of these out+A large Artifact Deck=Go my mighty army.
I'm trying to build a deck entirely around this card, just to see if it can be fast (without breaking it like Mindbend did). So far I'm using Ornithopter, Esperzoa, and Wall of Junk for constant triggers, then Mirran Spy, Grand Architect, and Etherium Sculptor as the speed engine, with Prophetic Prism for a cheap artie with a "draw a card" effect. Oh, and because they help pull out Mishra, Artificer Prodigy. I'm also using Steady Progress instead of contagion clasp for the cantrip, so I can get more arties.
@mindbend Myr Retriever clearly states "return another target artifact card from your graveyard" So using that, Golem Foundry and Ashnod's Altar would not work.
jfre81
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I've had as many as three of these out at once, spitting out a Golem on most turns with card draw/proliferate/tutor effects like Trinket Mage. Spam the board with cheap artifacts. I run in a mostly green-based deck so I can use Overrun and growth instants like Mirran Mettle. Have a Garruk's Packleader or two to keep your hand fresh and full of more artifacts to play.
The best thing about this is you can create the golems at any time, including in response to removal against Golem Foundry.
YokeOfTheDamned
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card i run it in my mostly artifact creature deck. i also use pennon blade and mirrorworks. mirrorworks and golem foundry is a great combo. one time i pulled out five creatures in one turn with mirror works and golem foundry. and the other day i hit my friend with 56 damage for the win with that deck. i had two salvage slashers on the field with about 8 other creatures on the field. he was milling me so both salvage slashers were 24/1 and all of his creatures were dead so i hit him with 56
Add in a Wing Splicer and send your flying robot army to glorious victory.
qwery123844
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Gaffy00 He says 2 Myr Retriever not one, and they can be used on each other, so yes that does work.
EdgarPoeAllen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Shouldn't this be Phyrexian, what with all the splicers?
NARFNra
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@EdgarPoeAllen
No, the Phyrexian equivalent is the much less efficient Conversion Chamber, with a graveyard focus.
Golem Foundry is far superior, I think. It does show an interesting difference between their styles, though. Conversion Chamber takes 2 turns (or untap it and spend mana) to turn the scraps of battle into a working weapon. Mirrodin, on the other hand, draws power from buying time with their own artifacts to make creatures, possibly even boosting them with Coretapper and such.
I like this card a lot. You can toss out a bunch of cheap artifacts (ornithopter! the baubles!) and get free golems while you're at it. It only takes 6 artifacts to get twice this thing's value, less if you're using stuff like Surge Node, Coretapper, and Proliferate to their full potential.
Especially after you cast a second top for free with Etherium Sculptor
NissasChosen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I've seen this in a deck completely colorless deck with Urza-Tron lands Twelvepost and Contagion Engine and a lot of other charge counter artifacts. One of my best friends most intimidating decks
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Has some combo potential, and its quite build around. But hey you get to spit out 3/3's and add to your artifact count.
plorry
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have this in an affinity artifact deck. Just yesterday, with a Foundry, 2 Myr Retrievers and an Arcbound Ravager on the field (as well as a few other artifacts), I played the Mycosynth Golem. Now I was free to run an infinite combo of sacrificing a retriever, bringing one back, and playing him for free. My Ravager now has unlimited +1/+1 counters, and I have unlimited 3/3 Golems on the field. Felt good. Felt real good.
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*bows*
edit: nope, still stinks. But I did my best to push it. Even used Contagion Clasp. Spend your mana/energy somewhere else.
By 1, comes the harassment.
By 2, comes skirmish and security.
3 of them, forms a significant threat.
4 of them, comes an army.
Then chuck in a load of cheap arties, and your opponent bows.
It was fan-freakin' tastic. :)
IE Create a Golem token with Golem Foundary, cast Precursor Golem, then cast Giant and copy it onto all 4 of the Golems now on the field?
And then play Precursor Golem, cast Distortion Strike on any of your golems, and you've got yourself an unblockable army of golems.
The only other way that I've found to reliably activate this is... get this...
Razor Boomerang - the lamest card I know. I suppose a Semblance Anvil would take some of the mana cost for you, tho.
Definetly among my favourite cards on the set.
Add a bit of Abunas and you have a guaranteed game
The best combo I've found is loading up on 0 cost artifacts, a Mox Opal, and Glint Hawks After you get a few out, use Unsummon Disspere & or Echoing Truth to bounce the Hawks, and spit out the Opal a few times times. Helps speed up the token creation, as well as buy sometime to do it.
It says 'cast'.
How many artifact spells are you seriously going to be casting each game? Even if you play this on turn 3, you'll get maybe 1 or 2 golems out of this some time down the road. It's just not good.
I've also wondered about Golem foundry with Steady Progress and Volt Charge, and pyromancer ascension with archmage ascension just cause I like that combo :)...
The best thing about this is you can create the golems at any time, including in response to removal against Golem Foundry.
Add in a Wing Splicer and send your flying robot army to glorious victory.
He says 2 Myr Retriever not one, and they can be used on each other, so yes that does work.
No, the Phyrexian equivalent is the much less efficient Conversion Chamber, with a graveyard focus.
Golem Foundry is far superior, I think. It does show an interesting difference between their styles, though. Conversion Chamber takes 2 turns (or untap it and spend mana) to turn the scraps of battle into a working weapon. Mirrodin, on the other hand, draws power from buying time with their own artifacts to make creatures, possibly even boosting them with Coretapper and such.
I like this card a lot. You can toss out a bunch of cheap artifacts (ornithopter! the baubles!) and get free golems while you're at it. It only takes 6 artifacts to get twice this thing's value, less if you're using stuff like Surge Node, Coretapper, and Proliferate to their full potential.
Especially after you cast a second top for free with Etherium Sculptor
Just yesterday, with a Foundry, 2 Myr Retrievers and an Arcbound Ravager on the field (as well as a few other artifacts), I played the Mycosynth Golem.
Now I was free to run an infinite combo of sacrificing a retriever, bringing one back, and playing him for free.
My Ravager now has unlimited +1/+1 counters, and I have unlimited 3/3 Golems on the field. Felt good. Felt real good.