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◇ Catalog #131

Gold-Forged Thopteryx

mat·#131·uncommon·etched_foil

Illus. Titus Lunter

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May '23

3 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.39range 10.3%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,569 · Niche pick

Variants

Etched Foil$0.43

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter

Flying, lifelink Each legendary permanent you control has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Worlds apart, Huatli built a device Saheeli would have been proud of.

1/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2023-05-12wotc

Once a ward ability has triggered, causing that legendary permanent to lose ward by removing Gold-Forged Thopteryx won't affect that ability. The appropriate player will still have to pay {2} or see their spell or ability countered.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.39 and $0.43 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MAT — the lineup includes Etched Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #131 of *March of the Machine: The Aftermath*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2023 March of the Machine: The Aftermath release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter, color identity blue/white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {W}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Lifelink.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,569 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Titus Lunter. Rarix catalogs 626 other cards credited to this artist.