Artifact-heavy decks want this engine piece for its ability to turn expensive artifacts into growing threats while providing card selection upfront. The scry 2 ensures you find the artifacts you need, while the triggered ability transforms costly permanents like The Great Henge or Karn Liberated into immediate board presence. Play this early to set up your hand, then drop it when you're ready to deploy multiple high-cost artifacts in quick succession for maximum token generation.
Format Notes
Commander sees the most play for Simulacrum Synthesizer, particularly in artifact-focused decks led by commanders like Urza, Lord High Artificer or Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain. Modern artifact decks occasionally include it as a value engine, though the three-mana investment competes with other options. Standard viability depends heavily on the current artifact support in the format, but it has potential in sets with strong artifact themes.
Combos & Synergies
Vedalken Orrery and similar flash enablers let you surprise opponents with instant-speed tokens during their turn. Krark-Clan Ironworks turns your expensive artifacts into mana while still triggering token creation, creating explosive turns. Goldspan Dragon and other treasure producers help ramp into the expensive artifacts that maximize your token count, while cards like Thought Monitor provide card advantage alongside triggering the Synthesizer.
