Magic: The Gathering

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

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Market

What it's worth

$0.20market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.20 – $0.22 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This common token card serves as a functional representation of a flying mechanical creature during play. Its inclusion in this specific set offers players a physical way to track units generated by various card abilities, making it a practical and essential tool for any deck relying on such mechanical creations.

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Card face

What it does

Flying

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

The Thopter token first appeared in the Commander 2016 release as part of a suite of supplementary game pieces designed to support the set's artifact-themed strategies. Wizards of the Coast commissioned these tokens to provide players with a standardized, visual representation of the flying creatures generated by cards like Breya, Etherium Shaper, which was the face commander of the set's Invent Superiority deck. This token design emphasizes the industrial, metallic aesthetic characteristic of the Esper shard within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.

The illustration was crafted to convey a sense of clockwork precision, utilizing the distinct aesthetic language common to the Alara plane's Esper region. By focusing on intricate gears and copper-toned plating, the design effectively communicates the card's mechanical nature and flying ability to players at a glance. Upon its release, the token was well-received by the Commander community for its clean, readable art style, which helped streamline the bookkeeping required during matches featuring complex artifact engines.

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About

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