Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist: Legendary Creature - Human Artificer, Aetherdrift Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 1/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
- Released
- 2025-02-14
- Collector number
- 82
- Artist
- Adam Paquette
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary creature from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 82 in that set, with art by Adam Paquette. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Core Set 2019 (2018) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
{1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.
"Industry without artistry is just a fancy way to fill the junkyard."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sai, Master Thopterist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations Commander (FDC) #5 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #63 | Rare | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #118 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #494 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #93 | Rare | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #97 | Rare | 2022 |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) #69 | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #69p | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #69s | Rare | 2018 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Sai, Master Thopterist.
- Sai's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Similar cards
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