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Junkyard Genius
Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
{1}{B}{R}, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Until end of turn, other creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain menace and haste.
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Character Background
Junkyard Genius is a compact engine for aggressive sacrifice decks, especially Rakdos shells that want to turn spare artifacts and disposable creatures into sudden board-wide pressure. Its entrance Powerstone helps offset its own mana investment and gives you a source of colorless value that can fuel further artifact plays, while the activated ability converts any expendable body into a lethal combat swing by granting your team +1/+0, menace, and haste. In practice, this card shines in tempo-aggro lists that flood the board with tokens, Treasures, Servos, or recursive creatures, then cash one in to force damage through stalled defenses. It pairs well with artifact fodder like Clue or Treasure makers, since sacrificing a token still advances your plan. Thematically, it feels like a scrapyard tinkerer weaponizing leftovers into a brutal battlefield upgrade, making every minor resource look like part of a bigger contraption.
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Character Background
Junkyard Genius is a compact engine for aggressive sacrifice decks, especially Rakdos shells that want to turn spare artifacts and disposable creatures into sudden board-wide pressure. Its entrance Powerstone helps offset its own mana investment and gives you a source of colorless value that can fuel further artifact plays, while the activated ability converts any expendable body into a lethal combat swing by granting your team +1/+0, menace, and haste. In practice, this card shines in tempo-aggro lists that flood the board with tokens, Treasures, Servos, or recursive creatures, then cash one in to force damage through stalled defenses. It pairs well with artifact fodder like Clue or Treasure makers, since sacrificing a token still advances your plan. Thematically, it feels like a scrapyard tinkerer weaponizing leftovers into a brutal battlefield upgrade, making every minor resource look like part of a bigger contraption.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 15:40:43 UTC