Silicate Surveyor

Not legal in this format after release.

Not legal in this format after release.

Five mana for a removable 4/4 and delayed one-card impulse effect is far behind Modern's needed rate and lacks a supported shell.

Could be wrong if A newly enabled blink, cheat-into-play, or unusually grindy red shell could make the ETB more relevant.

Legacy's efficiency makes a five-mana fair creature untenable; reach and a single delayed impulse card offer no distinctive payoff.

Could be wrong if Unexpected repeatable blink or creature-cheating support could create a niche, though the baseline rate is very poor.

A 4/4 reach body plus a likely extra playable card is real value, but five mana and vulnerability leave it well below Pauper's premium value creatures.

Could be wrong if Its outlook improves if a slow red midrange shell can reliably exploit the body and cast the exiled card.

One impulse card on a five-mana 4/4 is substantially below optimized Commander ETB and card-advantage options; reach is rarely consequential.

Could be wrong if A dedicated Tholian, blink, or top-deck-play theme could make it a replaceable synergy inclusion.

A 4/4 reach creature stabilizes well, and the ETB usually supplies an additional land or spell over two turns, making it dependable top-end value.

Could be wrong if Unknown format speed, removal, and fixing may make five mana too slow or make the delayed exiled card harder to use.