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Ornithopter
Price$0.05 – $11.89
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Ornithopter

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Artifact Creature — Thopter

LegalRank #740

Flying

0/2

KeywordsFlying

Why is this card good?

Ornithopter is a free artifact that happens to be a creature — and that combination is what makes it playable, not its flying or 0/2 body. Where it shines: - Affinity/artifact decks want cheap artifact bodies to power things like Cranial Plating, Arcbound Ravager, and metalcraft enablers. Costing nothing makes it a perfect equipment carrier or sac fodder. - Cheerios/storm decks ([[Urza]], [[Jhoira]] artifact builds) love free permanents that trigger "whenever you cast an artifact" or build construct/thopter synergies. - It's a fine early equipment recipient — slap Cranial Plating or Skullclamp on it and swing or draw. When NOT to play it: - In any deck that doesn't specifically reward casting cheap artifacts or needs a free body, it's just a 0/2 flier doing nothing. Don't run it for "value." Bottom line: a build-around enabler, not a generically good card. Include it only when your deck is actively counting artifacts or abusing free creatures.

Related cards

MemniteC

Another 0-cost artifact creature for affinity and cheap aggro starts.

Phyrexian WalkerC

Zero-mana artifact creature to fuel artifact synergies.

Shield SphereC

Free artifact creature for affinity and chump blocking.

Signal PestC

Cheap artifact creature with evasive battle cry for aggro decks.

Etched ChampionC

Affinity payoff that benefits from cheap artifact creatures like Ornithopter.

Arcbound RavagerC

Sacrifices artifacts; loves free artifact creatures as fodder.

Cranial PlatingB

Equipment that turns evasive Ornithopter into a real threat in artifact decks.

Ensoul ArtifactU

Turns 0-cost Ornithopter into a 5/5 flier cheaply.

Printings (27)

dmrDominaria Remastered · #386C$0.21Buy
dmrDominaria Remastered · #233C$0.33Buy
brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #100zU$399.98Buy
brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #100U$0.38Buy
brrThe Brothers' War Retro Artifacts · #37U$0.42Buy
sldSecret Lair Drop · #604R$19.84Buy
plstThe List · #M15-223C$0.31Buy
aerAether Revolt · #167U$0.35Buy
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mpsKaladesh Inventions · #42S$114.55Buy
m15Magic 2015 · #223C$0.34Buy
ps11Salvat 2011 · #197U—Buy
m11Magic 2011 · #211U$0.31Buy
m10Magic 2010 · #216U$0.31Buy
10eTenth Edition · #336U$0.70Buy
10eTenth Edition · #336★U$10.25Buy
9edNinth Edition · #305★U$10.59Buy
9edNinth Edition · #305U$0.76Buy
wc04World Championship Decks 2004 · #ap224U$1.33Buy
mrdMirrodin · #224U$0.92Buy
6edClassic Sixth Edition · #304U$0.36Buy
5edFifth Edition · #393U$0.43Buy
4edFourth Edition · #341U$0.41Buy
4bbFourth Edition Foreign Black Border · #341U$11.89Buy
sumSummer Magic / Edgar · #270U$0.05Buy
3edRevised Edition · #270U$0.79Buy
fbbForeign Black Border · #270U—Buy
atqAntiquities · #60C$6.69Buy

Combos (8)

  • Mirran Spy + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Ornithopter + Grinding Station

    → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mill

  • Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Salvager of Ruin + Ornithopter + Blasting Station

    → Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB

  • Mortuary + Viscera Seer + Gwenom, Remorseless + Ornithopter

    → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers

  • Mortuary + Umbral Collar Zealot + Gwenom, Remorseless + Ornithopter

    → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers

  • Koll, the Forgemaster + Sai of the Shinobi + Ornithopter + Goblin Bombardment

    → Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB

  • Koll, the Forgemaster + Goblin Bombardment + Shuko + Ornithopter

    → Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB

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