---
name: "Gold-Forged Thopteryx"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Lifelink"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MAT-31"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Titus Lunter"
oracle_id: "c27e2d6f-498c-42d8-aa1a-ac6402bf3f9a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gold-forged-thopteryx-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gold-Forged Thopteryx
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Dinosaur Thopter
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Flying, lifelink
Each legendary permanent you control has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

> *Worlds apart, Huatli built a device Saheeli would have been proud of.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MAT-31
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Titus Lunter
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`