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◇ Catalog #81

Gold-Forged Thopteryx

mat·#81·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Yeong-Hao Han

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wishlisted

May '23

3 yr ago

Value

$0.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.36 · low $0.33

NM$0.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.32–$0.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.38low $0.14range 171.4%n 83

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,569 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.35

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 $0.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.14 and $0.38 across 83 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 #81 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.