Ornithopter
Mirrodin 224 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 224
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Market price
- $1.11
What it does
Flying
Regardless of the century, plane, or species, developing artificers never fail to invent the ornithopter.
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 first introduced in the 1993 Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering as an artifact creature with a zero-mana cost. It was designed as a low-power, high-utility card that allowed players to deploy a flyer immediately without tapping lands. Its inclusion in the 2003 Mirrodin set, illustrated by Alan Pollack, placed the card within a block focused heavily on artifact-centric mechanics. This environment highlighted the card's potential for synergy with artifacts that benefit from being cast or entering the battlefield, solidifying its place as a staple in combo decks that leverage its free casting cost.
The design of the Ornithopter draws from historical concepts of human-powered flight machines, stylized through the metallic, biomechanical aesthetic of Mirrodin. Alan Pollack’s illustration captures the intricate, insectoid nature of the machine, reflecting the world-building of Mirrodin as a plane made entirely of metal. While the card is mechanically simple, its enduring presence in competitive play has made it a quintessential example of how a low-cost, weak-statted card can become a powerful engine for complex game strategies over the decades.
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