Thopter
Commander 2016 Tokens 9 • common
- Set
- Commander 2016 Tokens
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Andrew Murray
- Market price
- $0.20
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, specifically the version released in the Commander 2016 supplemental set, serves as a functional accompaniment to the various artifact-themed decks introduced in that release. Magic: The Gathering tokens are produced to represent transient game entities created by other cards, and this particular design was commissioned to support the 'Breya, Etherium Shaper' and 'Sydri, Galvanic Genius' archetypes, which frequently utilize artifact creature generation as a core mechanical component.
Artist Andrew Murray provided the illustration for this iteration, focusing on a clean, functional aesthetic that emphasizes the mechanical nature of the construct. His design captures the classic 'Thopter' silhouette familiar to long-term players, characterized by insectoid wings and an aerodynamic, brass-toned fuselage. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the commander community for its clear visual language, which remains consistent with Wizards of the Coast's ongoing efforts to standardize token representations in complex, multi-player formats.
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