Chief Engineer

Creature — Vedalken Artificer

Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

$0.87

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Vedalken Engineer

Score 0.941unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.968
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Etherium Sculptor

Score 0.926unitless formula ranking

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.943
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Memnarchitect

Score 0.920unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.933
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Emporium Thopterist

Score 0.876unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.905
Tags and themes
0.667
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Curio Vendor

Score 0.862unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Vedalken, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.854
Tags and themes
0.750
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Grand Architect

Score 0.858unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

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Text (embedding)
0.944
Tags and themes
0.667
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.583

Shared tags

Kindly Cognician

Score 0.854unitless formula ranking

Artifact Creature — Cyborg Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.924
Tags and themes
0.500
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Disguise Agent

Score 0.850unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Detective · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Vedalken, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.883
Tags and themes
0.600
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Synod Artificer

Score 0.848unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.910
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.417

Shared tags

Padeem, Consul of Innovation

Score 0.846unitless formula ranking

Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.921
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.333

Shared tags

Aether Swooper

Score 0.839unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.899
Tags and themes
0.500
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Diligent Excavator

Score 0.839unitless formula ranking

Creature — Human Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.922
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Riddlesmith

Score 0.837unitless formula ranking

Creature — Human Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.919
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Nimble Innovator

Score 0.836unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.904
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.333

Shared tags

La Forge, Perceptive Engineer

Score 0.836unitless formula ranking

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.935
Tags and themes
0.375
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Dispersal Technician

Score 0.835unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.909
Tags and themes
0.800
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.292

Shared tags

Sage of Lat-Nam

Score 0.833unitless formula ranking

Creature — Human Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.889
Tags and themes
0.500
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam

Score 0.832unitless formula ranking

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Advisor · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.910
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Vedalken Infiltrator

Score 0.828unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Rogue · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Vedalken, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Text (embedding)
0.903
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Vedalken Mesmerist

Score 0.828unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Wizard · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Vedalken, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.903
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Soldevi Machinist

Score 0.827unitless formula ranking

Creature — Human Wizard Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.919
Tags and themes
0.375
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

Nimble Thopterist

Score 0.826unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Vedalken · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.932
Tags and themes
0.667
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.333

Shared tags

Gearsmith Prodigy

Score 0.819unitless formula ranking

Creature — Human Artificer · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Artificer, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.914
Tags and themes
0.600
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.500

Shared tags

Sage's Row Savant

Score 0.816unitless formula ranking

Creature — Vedalken Wizard · Mana cost: · Color identity: U

Shared traits: Creature, Vedalken, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

Score details
Text (embedding)
0.883
Tags and themes
0.429
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

Shared tags

How ranking works

Balanced: 0.60*text + 0.20*tags + 0.10*color + 0.10*cost. Outputs are unitless rankings, not percentages or probabilities. Most similar shows the highest scores; Typical overlap is nearest the catalog median (0.582); Least similar shows the lowest scores.

Text uses cosine resemblance (−1 to 1) between 384-number embeddings when available, or lexical fallback otherwise. Tags use Jaccard overlap of approved tags and AI themes, excluding predicted tags and separately scored color/cost tags. Color compares W/U/B/R/G identity. Mana cost combines mana-value proximity, 1 / (1 + the difference), with mana-symbol overlap. Tags, color, and cost range from 0 to 1.

Model: bge-small-en-v1.5. 34,605 of 34,605 catalog cards currently have embeddings.

Potential synergies

Showing 8 of 8 candidates

1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.

These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Coin of Mastery

1 directional matches

Artifact · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Coin of Mastery rewards it.

Discerning Financier

1 directional matches

Creature — Human Noble · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Discerning Financier rewards it.

Horn of Greed

1 directional matches

Artifact · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Horn of Greed rewards it.

The Misty Mountains Cold

1 directional matches

Enchantment — Saga · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; The Misty Mountains Cold rewards it.

Tomb Hex

1 directional matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Tomb Hex rewards it.

Walker of the Wastes

1 directional matches

Creature — Eldrazi · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Walker of the Wastes rewards it.

Will of the Sultai

1 directional matches

Sorcery · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Will of the Sultai rewards it.

Wrenn and Seven

1 directional matches

Legendary Planeswalker — Wrenn · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Chief Engineer provides Ramp; Wrenn and Seven rewards it.
How these suggestions work

Synergy candidates compare resources Chief Engineer is labeled as providing with candidate payoffs, and candidate resources with Chief Engineer's payoffs. Candidates are excluded when either card is labeled as hating a resource the other provides or has a payoff for.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

Potential answers

Showing 9 of 9 candidates

1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.

These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Bramblecrush

1 answer matches

Sorcery · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Bramblecrush disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Dwarven Blastminer

1 answer matches

Creature — Dwarf · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Dwarven Blastminer disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Encroaching Wastes

1 answer matches

Land · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Encroaching Wastes disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Erosion

1 answer matches

Enchantment — Aura · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Erosion disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Mine Layer

1 answer matches

Creature — Dwarf · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Mine Layer disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Rain of Salt

1 answer matches

Sorcery · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Rain of Salt disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Roiling Terrain

1 answer matches

Sorcery · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Roiling Terrain disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot · Mana cost:

  • Labels: The Motherlode, Excavator disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.

Waking the Trolls

1 answer matches

Enchantment — Saga · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Waking the Trolls disrupts Ramp, which Chief Engineer provides or rewards.
How these suggestions work

Answer candidates are labeled as disrupting a resource Chief Engineer provides or has a payoff for; the direction is candidate disrupts the viewed card.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

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