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Efficient Construction

{3}{U}

Enchantment

AERAether Revolt#33uncommon

For some of Ghirapur's aerowrights, building thopters is a byproduct of larger construction efforts.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1087
Illustrator
Jonas De Ro
Found in
Aether Revolt MTGO Redemption · Aether Revolt MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2Combos11EDHREC rank#2,631
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Plays as:
Artifact PayoffArtifact Token MakerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+36.4%
$0.60
$0.25 low$0.08 gapTCGplayer
Foil+7.0%
$2.45
$1.53 low-$0.47 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.60· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Feb 9, 2017
  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    Efficient Construction’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.

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