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◇ Catalog #211

Gold-Forged Thopteryx

mat·#211·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Yeong-Hao Han

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May '23

3 yr ago

Value

$5.75+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.92 · low $4.48

NM$4.75

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.39–$5.01modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.74low $0.90range 537.8%n 259

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,569 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$4.75

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}.)

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 $4.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.90 and $5.74 across 259 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 Showcase 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 #211 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 Yeong-Hao Han. Rarix catalogs 745 other cards credited to this artist.