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Thopter AssemblyHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· March of the Machine Commander· April 21, 2023
Carte Magic Thopter Assembly

Thopter Assembly is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control no Thopters other than this creature, return this creature to its owner's hand and create five 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.

How it works : Thopter Assembly

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The triggered ability looks for any permanent you control with the creature type Thopter, not just the Thopter tokens previously created by a Thopter Assembly.

    Card named in this ruling

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Thopter Assembly
+Time Sieve
#1

Thopter Assembly + Time Sieve

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Thopter Assembly triggers, returning itself it your hand and creating 5 Thopter tokens .Sacrifice those tokens to Time Sieve to take an extra turn.
  2. 2Cast Thopter Assembly for {6}.
  3. 3Repeat for infinite turns.
Prototype Portal
+Gonti's Aether Heart
+Thopter Assembly
+Krark-Clan Ironworks
#2

Prototype Portal + Gonti's Aether Heart + Thopter Assembly + Krark-Clan Ironworks

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Thopter Assembly triggers.
  2. 2Holding priority, activate Prototype Portal by paying {6} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Gonti's Aether Heart.
  3. 3Gonti's Aether Heart enters the battlefield, causing you to get {E}{E}.
  4. 4Resolve the Thopter Assembly trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand and creating five 1/1 Thopter artifact creature tokens.
  5. 5The Thopters enter the battlefield, triggering Gonti's Aether Heart five times, causing you to get ten {E}.
  6. 6Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks five times by sacrificing the five Thopters, adding ten {C}.
  7. 7Cast Thopter Assembly by paying {6}.
  8. 8Thopter Assembly enter the battlefield, triggering Gonti's Aether Heart, causing you to get {E}{E}.
Prototype Portal
+Gonti's Aether Heart
+Thopter Assembly
+Ashnod's Altar
#3

Prototype Portal + Gonti's Aether Heart + Thopter Assembly + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Thopter Assembly triggers.
  2. 2Holding priority, activate Prototype Portal by paying {6} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Gonti's Aether Heart.
  3. 3Gonti's Aether Heart enters the battlefield, causing you to get {E}{E}.
  4. 4Resolve the Thopter Assembly trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand and creating five 1/1 Thopter artifact creature tokens.
  5. 5The Thopters enter the battlefield, triggering Gonti's Aether Heart five times, causing you to get ten {E}.
  6. 6Activate Ashnod's Altar five times by sacrificing the five Thopters, adding ten {C}.
  7. 7Cast Thopter Assembly by paying {6}.
  8. 8Thopter Assembly enter the battlefield, triggering Gonti's Aether Heart, causing you to get {E}{E}.

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