Thopter
Shards of Alara Tokens 3 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara Tokens
- Collector number
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Andrew Murray
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Flying
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Thopter token was introduced in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara, designed to serve as a physical representation of the flying mechanical creatures created by various artifacts and spells within the game. During this era of Magic, tokens were standardized to assist players in tracking board states, particularly for mechanics that generated multiple artifact tokens throughout a match.
The artwork for this specific iteration was commissioned from illustrator Andrew Murray, who utilized a sleek, functional aesthetic to convey the mechanical nature of the Thopter. By focusing on a compact, insectoid design consistent with the Esper shard's reliance on etherium and metal-based technology, Murray provided a visual shorthand for the card's flying and artifact-creature status that became a staple for players navigating the Alara block.
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