Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network: Enchantment, Foundations Commander. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 79
- Artist
- Jung Park
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About Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue enchantment from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 79 in that set, with art by Jung Park. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Magic Origins (2015) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.36 (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 Thopter Spy Network 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) #83 | Rare | 2025 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #241 | Rare | 2023 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #361 | Rare | 2022 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #97 | Rare | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #98 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander 2018 (C18) #107 | Rare | 2018 |
| Magic Origins (ORI) #79 | Rare | 2015 |
| Magic Origins Promos (PORI) #79s | Rare | 2015 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Thopter Spy Network, newest first.
- The last ability will trigger, at most, once per combat damage step per player. However, if at least one artifact creature you control has first strike and others don't, or if an artifact creature you control has double strike, the ability could trigger twice per combat: once in each combat damage step.
- Thopter Spy Network's first ability has an “intervening ‘if' clause.” That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless you control an artifact as your upkeep begins, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you don't control an artifact as it resolves.
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