Thopter Foundry
Commander 2013 234 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 234
- 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 released in the 2009 Alara Reborn expansion, designed as an engine to generate aerial utility in the form of 1/1 Thopter tokens by sacrificing other artifacts. Its inclusion in the 2013 Commander set provided a reprint that placed the card squarely within the burgeoning multiplayer format, where its ability to create sustained value from sacrificed permanents made it a staple for artifact-themed decks.
The artwork for this version was rendered by Ralph Horsley, an illustrator known for his extensive contributions to the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic. His design choices emphasize the mechanical, industrial nature of the Alaran Grixis shard, utilizing dark, moody tones to reflect the card's function as a relentless, resource-consuming machine.
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