Spined Thopter
New Phyrexia 45 • common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana U/P symbol
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
(U/P symbol can be paid with either blue mana or 2 life.)
Flying
"I appreciate the depravity of noble designs turned to devious ends."— Tezzeret
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Spined Thopter was released in 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia set for Magic: The Gathering. This set depicts a pivotal narrative moment where the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical horrors, successfully conquer the plane of Mirrodin. The card represents the set's core aesthetic of 'compleation,' blending organic insectoid features with jagged, industrial metalwork.
The art was provided by Jana Schirmer and Johannes Voss, who were commissioned to capture the unnerving synergy between machine and beast. The design emphasizes the set's mechanical focus on artifacts and infection, positioning the Thopter as a versatile, low-cost flying threat. It was received as a functional staple in the Limited environment of its time, valued for its efficient mana cost and ability to evade ground-based defenses.
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