Card
Sai, Master Thopterist
Mana cost {2}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer 1/4
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. {1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 49 known combos. 1 official ruling.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · M19 · #69
- Cheapest printing
- €0.36
- EDHREC salt
- 0.24
- Color identity
- Blue
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
49 known combos.
- Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
View on Commander Spellbook - Sai, Master Thopterist + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler + Ashnod's Altar
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens
View on Commander Spellbook - Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Sai, Master Thopterist
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2018-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast
Sai's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast