Thopter Foundry
Commander 2016 237 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 237
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana or black mana blue mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Black · Blue · White
- Artist
- Ralph Horsley
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
1 generic mana, Sacrifice a nontoken artifact: Create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying. You gain 1 life.
"Etherium is limited. Innovation is not."— Tezzeret
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thopter Foundry was originally introduced in the 2009 Alara Reborn expansion, designed to synergize with sacrifice mechanics and artifact-heavy strategies. It represents a piece of Grixis-aligned technology, reflecting the shard's emphasis on artifice and decay. The Commander 2016 printing, which features the artwork by Ralph Horsley, was issued to support the Breya, Etherium Shaper deck, providing players with a recurring token engine that creates a distinct battlefield presence.
Ralph Horsley’s illustration focuses on the mechanical aesthetics of the Thopter, capturing the assembly line nature of the device. His approach emphasizes the industrial, cold utility characteristic of the artifice-focused regions of the Alara plane. Within the broader context of Magic: The Gathering, the card is widely recognized for its high-synergy potential, particularly when paired with cards like Sword of the Meek, forming a foundational combo in various eternal formats.
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