Ornithopter
Classic Sixth Edition 304 • uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 304
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Flying
"It has been my honor to improve on the Thran's original design. Perhaps history will remember me in some small part for my work."— Urza, in his apprenticeship
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Ornithopter was originally released in the Antiquities set in 1994, designed by Christopher Rush to represent a mechanical flying machine within the game's artifact-heavy theme. Its inclusion in the Sixth Edition base set served to bridge the gap between early expansions and the modernized rules framework of the late nineties, cementing its status as an iconic zero-mana cost creature.
The card is renowned for its persistent utility across multiple formats due to its lack of a casting cost. While the art by Amy Weber captured the whimsy of early invention, later reprints often leaned into the mechanical aesthetic. It is widely regarded as a staple design in Magic: The Gathering history, balancing its fragility with a profound impact on deck archetypes that rely on low-cost artifact synergy.
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