Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter
MATMarch of the Machine: The Aftermath#81uncommon
Showcase
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 18–180
- Illustrator
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Found in
- March of the Machine The Aftermath Collector Booster Pack · March of the Machine The Aftermath Epilogue Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying, lifelink
Each legendary permanent you control has ward 
. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
1/3. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)FlyingLifelink
Plays as:
Counterspell
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Nonfoil
$0.28
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Since Feb 2024:H $0.34L $0.08$0.10
$0.02
$0.08+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.41
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Since Feb 2024:H $0.42L $0.07$0.23
$0.08
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Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 5 printings· you're viewing it
Rulings
1 · latest May 12, 2023
- WotCMay 12, 2023
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
or see their spell or ability countered.