Thopter Engineer
Magic Origins 165 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.12
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 released in July 2015 as part of the Magic Origins expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to explore the backstories of five iconic planeswalkers, serving as a transitional point that moved the game's narrative toward a more character-driven structure. Mechanically, the card was developed to provide support for artifact-themed decks by generating a flying token and granting haste to other artifact creatures.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Adam Paquette. Known for his evocative land and atmospheric art, Paquette rendered the engineer as a focused artificer within the iconic architecture of Kaladesh. His design work for this piece emphasizes the industrial and inventive spirit of the plane, a visual identity that would later be fully expanded upon in the dedicated Kaladesh block. Upon release, it was well-received by players for its efficiency in limited play and its utility in aggressive red-based artifact strategies.
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