---
name: "Thopter Engineer"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "C18"
set_name: "Commander 2018"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "4ac53b34-20d2-4a53-bade-4f998fb6ae67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thopter-engineer-c18"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thopter Engineer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Artifact creatures you control have haste. (They can attack and {T} as soon as they come under your control.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghirapur Gearcrafter](/printing/ghirapur-gearcrafter-pio.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
2. [Harried Dronesmith](/printing/harried-dronesmith-mkm.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
3. [Nimble Thopterist](/printing/nimble-thopterist-dft.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
4. [Thopter Architect](/printing/thopter-architect-bro.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Loyal Apprentice](/printing/loyal-apprentice-drc.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Maverick Thopterist](/printing/maverick-thopterist-ddu.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2018 (C18) #126
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 40 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`