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.)

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

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

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Score 0.813unitless formula ranking

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

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Score 0.809unitless formula ranking

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

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1.000
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Score 0.808unitless formula ranking

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

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

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Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Score 0.807unitless formula ranking

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

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

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0.500
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.583

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Score 0.806unitless formula ranking

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

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

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0.600
Color identity
1.000
Mana cost
0.417

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Score 0.803unitless formula ranking

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

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

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1.000
Mana cost
1.000

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Score 0.803unitless formula ranking

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

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

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Score 0.802unitless formula ranking

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

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Score 0.801unitless formula ranking

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

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

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0.891
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Score 0.801unitless formula ranking

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

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

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0.500
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1.000
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Score 0.800unitless formula ranking

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

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1.000
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Score 0.798unitless formula ranking

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

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1.000
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1.000

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Score 0.797unitless formula ranking

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

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0.885
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0.333
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1.000
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Score 0.796unitless formula ranking

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

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

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0.500
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1.000
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Shared traits: Creature, Timing Sorcery · Same color identity · Matching mana cost

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Score 0.795unitless formula ranking

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

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Score 0.794unitless formula ranking

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

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Score 0.792unitless formula ranking

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

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

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Score 0.790unitless formula ranking

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

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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

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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

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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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