Sai, Master Thopterist
The Keen Engineering precon, where every artifact spell is a free Thopter.
- 1Whenever you cast an artifact spell, Sai makes a 1/1 flying Thopter, so cheap artifacts are the whole game plan.
- 2For {1}{U}, Sai sacrifices two artifacts to draw a card, turning spare Thopters and trinkets into gas.
- 3Start from Keen Engineering, then add zero- and one-mana artifacts, cost reducers and payoffs that count your artifacts.
Foundations Commander · Borderless · Art by Bryan Sola
New for Sai
Recent cards already climbing Sai lists.
Memnarch, the Warden
Extended art · Reality Fracture Commander
Traxos, Academy Guardian
Regular · Reality Fracture
Geist of Saint Thalia
Borderless · Reality Fracture
Ginger, Queen of Sweets
Extended art · Reality Fracture Commander
Cheap artifacts & cost reducers
Every cheap artifact spell is another Thopter.
Etherium Sculptor
Regular · Foundations Commander
Foundry Inspector
Regular · Foundations Commander
Ornithopter
Regular · Dominaria Remastered
Ornithopter of Paradise
Regular · Foundations Commander
Mishra's Bauble
Regular · The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
Borderless · Modern Horizons 3
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Extended art · Throne of Eldraine
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Borderless · Commander Masters
Thopter payoffs
Cards that reward a board full of artifacts.
Thopter Spy Network
Regular · Foundations Commander
Whirler Rogue
Regular · Foundations Commander
$0.15
NM · Commander 2018 · 1 left
Master of Etherium
Regular · Foundations Commander
Kappa Cannoneer
Extended art · Neon Dynasty Commander
Thought Monitor
Showcase · Modern Horizons 2
Chief of the Foundry
Regular · Foundations Commander
Steel Overseer
Extended art · Fallout
Efficient Construction
Regular · Commander Masters
Niche gems
High-lift picks on EDHREC: cards that show up far more in Sai than anywhere else.
Leonardo da Vinci
Borderless · Assassin's Creed
Foundry of the Consuls
Regular · Foundations Commander
$0.47
LP Foil · Magic Origins · 1 left
Spire Golem
Regular · Foundations Commander
Chief Engineer
Regular · Commander 2016
Memory Guardian
Regular · Foundations Commander
$0.18
NM · Aetherdrift · 1 left
Broodstar
Regular · Foundations Commander
Research Thief
Extended art · Neon Dynasty Commander
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
Borderless · Edge of Eternities
Picks are drawn from EDHREC's data for Sai, Master Thopterist: its most-played cards, its high-lift cards (ones that show up far more in this deck than elsewhere) and its newest additions. 3 of the 28 are in stock right now; request the rest and we'll see what we can find.
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