Thopter Engineer
Commander 2021 181 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2021
- Collector number
- 181
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Artifact creatures you control have haste. (They can attack and tap as soon as they come under your control.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thopter Engineer was originally released in the 2015 Magic: The Gathering set Magic Origins, designed to showcase the artificer culture of the plane of Kaladesh. The card quickly became a staple for red-aligned artifact decks due to its efficiency in providing both board presence and a tactical keyword bonus. Its inclusion in Commander 2021 as part of the Quantum Quandrix deck was a deliberate choice by Wizards of the Coast to support artifact-heavy playstyles within a multi-colored framework, ensuring that players had access to reliable synergy pieces.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Daarken, who focused on the industrial, steam-powered aesthetic characteristic of Kaladesh. The depiction emphasizes the character’s mechanical aptitude and the functional design of the thopters being deployed. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the player base for its balanced power level and its thematic contribution to the 'artifact matters' mechanical identity that has since become a cornerstone of Commander format deckbuilding.
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