---
name: "Maverick Thopterist"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Improvise"]
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "130"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "71ba6f1b-2fa6-4d4c-8778-f0765b1a5d8e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/maverick-thopterist-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Maverick Thopterist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Improvise

## Oracle Text
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wind-Kin Raiders](/printing/wind-kin-raiders-plst.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
2. [Nimble Thopterist](/printing/nimble-thopterist-dft.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
3. [Experimental Aviator](/printing/experimental-aviator-kld.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Aviation Pioneer](/printing/aviation-pioneer-j22.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Thopter Engineer](/printing/thopter-engineer-c21.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Ghirapur Gearcrafter](/printing/ghirapur-gearcrafter-pio.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #130
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 23 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`