Thopter Squadron

Thopter Squadron

Artifact Creature — Thopter

Mana cost: {5}

How we read this card

Flying
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.

static — arrives with counters

Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature —

activated {1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature — makes a token

Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {1}, Sacrifice another Thopter —

activated {1}, Sacrifice another Thopter — puts a counter on it

Causes: put a counter on anything, remove a counter from anything, create a Thopter artifact token, create a Thopter creature token, put a Thopter artifact token onto the battlefield, put a Thopter creature token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a Thopter, a Thopter is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a Thopter to sacrifice.

Works well with

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Thopter Squadron deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Thopter Squadron:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Thopter Squadron makes a Thopter token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice another Thopter to Thopter Squadron, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When a Thopter enters thanks to Thopter Squadron:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron makes a Thopter token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

When Thopter Squadron enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Thopter Squadron attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

154 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Thopter Squadron is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Thopter Squadron is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.