Thopter Assembly
Commander 2018 226 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 226
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control no Thopters other than this creature, return this creature to its owner's hand and create five 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thopter Assembly was originally introduced in the Mirrodin Besieged set in 2011, serving as a flagship rare for the artifact-heavy block. The card was designed to evoke the ingenuity of the vedalken artificers, featuring a recursive ability that rewards players for building a board state filled with flying mechanical constructs. Its mechanics bridge the gap between engine-building strategies and win conditions, establishing it as a staple for artifact-themed decks in various formats.
The Commander 2018 iteration features artwork by Volkan Baga, who is celebrated for his precise, painterly style and ability to render intricate mechanical details. Baga’s illustration captures the kinetic energy of the assembly process, depicting the machine in a state of mid-construction. This specific printing was included in the Subjective Reality deck, offering players an efficient way to flood the battlefield with thopter tokens in the multiplayer-focused Commander environment.
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