---
name: "Ornithopter"
mana_cost: "{0}"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Thopter"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "393"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Amy Weber"
oracle_id: "a3a98bc9-caa0-49b7-951c-fe4e4f54e4ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ornithopter-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ornithopter
- **Mana Cost:** `{0}` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Thopter
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying

> *"It has been my honor to improve on Thran's original design. Perhaps history will remember me in some small part for my work."
—Urza, in his apprenticeship*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ornithopter of Paradise](/printing/ornithopter-of-paradise-mh2.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
2. [Phyrexian Ornithopter](/printing/phyrexian-ornithopter-unk.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
3. [Roterothopter](/printing/roterothopter-hml.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
4. [Aesthir Glider](/printing/aesthir-glider-dom.md) — Artifact Creature — Bird Construct
5. [Aspiring Aeronaut](/printing/aspiring-aeronaut-ori.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Telethopter](/printing/telethopter-tmp.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #393
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Amy Weber
- **Total Printings:** 153 across all historical editions

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