---
name: "Thopter Assembly"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Thopter"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DDU"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors"
collector_number: "63"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "007c110d-4364-41e5-a8bc-6ac05ecbbd00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thopter-assembly-ddu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thopter Assembly
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Thopter
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control no Thopters other than this creature, return this creature to its owner's hand and create five 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thopter Squadron](/printing/thopter-squadron-vma.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
2. [Stridehangar Automaton](/printing/stridehangar-automaton-drc.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Thopter Fabricator](/printing/thopter-fabricator-dft.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
4. [Nimble Thopterist](/printing/nimble-thopterist-dft.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
5. [Experimental Aviator](/printing/experimental-aviator-kld.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Whirlermaker](/printing/whirlermaker-klr.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU) #63
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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