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Loyal Apprentice
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Loyal Apprentice

{1}{R}

Creature — Human Artificer

LegalRank #718

Haste

Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. That token gains haste until end of turn.

2/1

KeywordsHasteLieutenant

Why is this card good?

Why it's good: A 2-mana creature that pumps out a flying Thopter every combat (as long as your commander is on the field) is genuinely strong value. The tokens come with haste, so they can swing or hold back as needed, and they're artifacts on top of being fliers — relevant for sacrifice and artifact-matters synergies. Who wants it: Red token decks, aggressive go-wide commanders, and aristocrats builds that want a steady stream of bodies to sacrifice. Thopter generation feeds Goblin Bombardment, Mayhem Devil, Reckless Fireweaver, and improvise/affinity payoffs. It's especially nice in commanders that protect themselves and reliably stay on the battlefield. When NOT to play it: The Lieutenant clause means it does nothing if your commander is in the command zone or dead — so it's weak in decks where your commander rarely sticks around, or in spell-based/control shells that don't care about token chaff. Outside of red token/aristocrats strategies, it's just a vanilla 1/1 with haste.

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Loyal SubordinateB

Same Lieutenant cycle creating tokens when you control commander.

Loyal DrakeU

Lieutenant cycle, draws cards when controlling commander.

Loyal GuardianG

Lieutenant cycle that buffs and creates value with commander.

Loyal UnicornW

Lieutenant cycle granting protection when you control commander.

Loyal SentryW

Lieutenant cycle defensive creature tied to commander.

Goldnight CommanderW

Triggers off token creation to buff your team.

Pia NalaarR

Red artificer making Thopter tokens for similar go-wide artifact strategy.

Sai, Master ThopteristU

Generates Thopter tokens, synergizes with artifact swarm decks.

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