Saheeli, Jewel of AvishkarHow it works & interactions with other cards

A Fleet of Hasty Thopters

Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar has two main components: a static ability and a triggered ability. The static ability gives all Thopters you control haste, allowing them to attack or tap for abilities the turn they enter the battlefield. The second ability is a triggered one that creates a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying whenever you cast a noncreature spell. Note that the spell doesn't have to be an artifact; any enchantment, instant, sorcery, planeswalker, or noncreature artifact will trigger it.

Resolution Step-by-Step

When you cast a noncreature spell, Saheeli's ability triggers and is put on top of the stack. This trigger will resolve before the original spell that triggered it. Once the trigger resolves, a 1/1 Thopter token is created. Because Saheeli is on the battlefield, her static ability immediately applies to that token, giving it haste. Finally, your original noncreature spell resolves and its effects are applied.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Players often forget that the trigger is based on casting, not on the spell resolving. If your noncreature spell is countered, you still get the Thopter token because the act of casting was completed. Additionally, remember that Saheeli only creates tokens for noncreature spells. If you cast a creature spell, even if it is an artifact creature, Saheeli will not trigger.

When to Play Saheeli

Saheeli is best played in decks with a high density of cheap noncreature spells, such as low-cost artifacts or cantrips. She is particularly effective in the mid-game where you can protect her and immediately follow up with spells to generate a board presence. Her haste-granting ability makes her a great finisher when you can generate multiple tokens in a single turn and swing for lethal damage.

Interaction examples

Doubling Production

Roaming Throne

With Roaming Throne on the battlefield naming 'Human' or 'Artificer', Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar's triggered ability will trigger an additional time. When you cast a noncreature spell, you will create two Thopter tokens instead of one. Both will have haste thanks to Saheeli.

Creature vs. Noncreature Spells

Solemn Simulacrum

If you cast Solemn Simulacrum while Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar is on the battlefield, you will not receive a Thopter token. Even though Solemn Simulacrum is an artifact, it has the creature type, which prevents Saheeli's trigger from firing.

Token Synergy

Thopter

When Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar is on the battlefield, any Thopter token you create through her ability or other sources gains haste. This allows a standard 1/1 Thopter to attack the same turn it was created, bypassing summoning sickness.