The 2023 Magic Online Promo Wire Surgeons is a 6/5 black Human Artificer creature featuring the Fear mechanic and powerful Encore abilities for graveyard recursion.
Wire Surgeons
2023 • Magic: The Gathering • Magic Online Promos
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Wire Surgeons, card number 105694 from the 2023 Magic Online Promos set, is a formidable artifact creature designed for players who thrive on graveyard recursion. As a black Human Artificer with a mana value of six, this card commands the battlefield with a massive 6/5 power and toughness, making it a significant threat that opponents must answer immediately. The card’s design leverages the Fear mechanic, which restricts blocking to only artifact and black creatures, allowing it to bypass many common defensive strategies. This defensive advantage ensures that Wire Surgeons can often strike directly or force unfavorable trades for the opposing player. The card’s true strategic depth, however, lies in its Encore ability. By exiling other artifact creature cards from your graveyard and paying their mana costs, you can create token copies that attack opponents. These tokens gain haste and are sacrificed at the end of the turn, creating a continuous stream of pressure that depletes the opponent's resources while advancing your board state. Art by Josu Hernaiz, this promo card represents a key piece for collectors interested in the Magic Online ecosystem. The set code PRM identifies it as a digital acquisition, often obtained through gameplay rewards or special events. For investors and hobbyists, the combination of a high-power creature with versatile graveyard interaction makes this release a staple for competitive artifact decks. The card’s unique interaction with the graveyard creates dynamic gameplay loops that define modern Magic: The Gathering strategy. Collectors often seek out this promo for its artistic merit and mechanical utility. The card serves as a testament to the evolving nature of the game, where digital exclusives bring innovative mechanics to the tabletop experience. Whether you are building a dedicated artifact deck or simply appreciate complex creature interactions, Wire Surgeons offers a compelling addition to any collection. The card’s ability to generate multiple threats from a single card highlights the creativity of the 2023 promo releases, making it a notable entry in the broader Magic Online catalog.
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Wire Surgeons
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Josu Hernaiz
Card Stock
English
{4}{B}{B}
Creature — Human Artificer
6 / 5
B
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Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Each artifact creature card in your graveyard has encore. Its encore cost is equal to its mana cost. (Exile it and pay its mana cost: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)






