First printed in Aetherdrift (2025)
Artifact Creature — Thopter
Flying, vigilance
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, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy another target artifact. Activate only as a sorcery.
The Sting Strike model saved thousands of lives during the Invasion and quickly became a bestseller for Shadowblayde Craftworks.
2/1
- Illustrated by
- Domenico Cava
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift (DFT), Premier Draft | 50.8% | -4.1 | -1.4 | 28264 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT), Sealed | 54.9% | -2.2 | -2.3 | 3290 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen