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Sai, Master Thopterist - Decklist

Creatures 34$14.77

  1. Adaptive Automaton1Adaptive Automaton$1.30
  2. Chief Engineer1Chief Engineer$0.84
  3. Chief of the Foundry1Chief of the Foundry$0.20
  4. Crashing Drawbridge1Crashing Drawbridge$0.75
  5. Emry, Lurker of the Loch1Emry, Lurker of the Loch$0.64
  6. Etherium Sculptor1Etherium Sculptor$0.38
  7. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  8. Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut1Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut$0.30
  9. Hangarback Walker1Hangarback Walker$0.25
  10. Jhoira's Familiar1Jhoira's Familiar$1.46
  11. Junk Diver1Junk Diver$0.35
  12. Kappa Cannoneer1Kappa Cannoneer$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Leonardo da Vinci1Leonardo da Vinci$0.88
  2. Master of Etherium1Master of Etherium$0.29
  3. Meteor Golem1Meteor Golem$0.17
  4. Myr Retriever1Myr Retriever$0.86
  5. Ornithopter of Paradise1Ornithopter of Paradise$0.35
  6. Padeem, Consul of Innovation1Padeem, Consul of Innovation$0.57
  7. Palladium Myr1Palladium Myr$0.31
  8. Patchwork Automaton1Patchwork Automaton$0.18
  9. Research Thief1Research Thief$0.33
  10. Scrap Trawler1Scrap Trawler$1.37
  11. Sharding Sphinx1Sharding Sphinx$0.22
  12. Shimmer Dragon1Shimmer Dragon$0.28

Creatures continued

  1. Shimmer Myr1Shimmer Myr$0.24
  2. Silver Myr1Silver Myr$0.24
  3. Snare Thopter1Snare Thopter$0.04
  4. Steel Hellkite1Steel Hellkite$0.25
  5. Steel Overseer1Steel Overseer$0.24
  6. Thought Monitor1Thought Monitor$0.26
  7. Trinket Mage1Trinket Mage$0.29
  8. Vedalken Humiliator1Vedalken Humiliator$0.28
  9. Whirler Rogue1Whirler Rogue$0.07
  10. Workshop Assistant1Workshop Assistant$0.10

Planeswalkers 1$1.76

  1. Ugin, the Ineffable1Ugin, the Ineffable$1.76

Instants 7$3.25

  1. Disruption Protocol1Disruption Protocol$0.29
  2. Hurkyl's Recall1Hurkyl's Recall$1.64
  3. Launch Mishap1Launch Mishap$0.24
  4. Metallic Rebuke1Metallic Rebuke$0.25
  5. Perplexing Test1Perplexing Test$0.27
  6. Rebuild1Rebuild$0.31
  7. Stoic Rebuttal1Stoic Rebuttal$0.25

Sorceries 2$0.79

  1. Reverse Engineer1Reverse Engineer$0.18
  2. Thoughtcast1Thoughtcast$0.61

Artifacts 14$7.41

  1. Aether Spellbomb1Aether Spellbomb$0.20
  2. Bident of Thassa1Bident of Thassa$0.40
  3. Cloud Key1Cloud Key$1.55
  4. Ichor Wellspring1Ichor Wellspring$0.28
  5. Mycosynth Wellspring1Mycosynth Wellspring$0.23
  6. Nettlecyst1Nettlecyst$1.11
  7. Nevinyrral's Disk1Nevinyrral's Disk$0.35

Artifacts continued

  1. Retrofitter Foundry1Retrofitter Foundry$0.32
  2. Sculpting Steel1Sculpting Steel$1.66
  3. Spine of Ish Sah1Spine of Ish Sah$0.26
  4. Thopter Fabricator1Thopter Fabricator$0.28
  5. Tormod's Crypt1Tormod's Crypt$0.40
  6. Trading Post1Trading Post$0.30
  7. Whirlermaker1Whirlermaker$0.07

Enchantments 3$0.96

  1. Efficient Construction1Efficient Construction$0.43
  2. The Antiquities War1The Antiquities War$0.25
  3. Thopter Spy Network1Thopter Spy Network$0.28

Lands 38 / 38$18.69

  1. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  2. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Foundry of the Consuls1Foundry of the Consuls$0.14
  9. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  10. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  11. Island×55Island$0.35

Lands continued

  1. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  2. Mishra's Factory1Mishra's Factory$0.19
  3. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  4. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  5. Power Depot1Power Depot$0.56
  6. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  7. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  8. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  9. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  10. Shrine of the Forsaken Gods1Shrine of the Forsaken Gods$0.36
  11. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24

Lands continued

  1. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  2. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  3. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  4. Tomb of the Spirit Dragon1Tomb of the Spirit Dragon$0.40
  5. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  6. Urza's Mine1Urza's Mine$0.66
  7. Urza's Power Plant1Urza's Power Plant$0.59
  8. Urza's Tower1Urza's Tower$0.90
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Sai, Master Thopterist deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Sai, Master Thopterist, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $47.95 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Sai, Master Thopterist decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Etherium Sculptor, Foundry Inspector and Efficient Construction. The picks most particular to this commander are Chief of the Foundry, Steel Overseer and Sharding Sphinx, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.47. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Ugin, the Ineffable ($1.76), Sculpting Steel ($1.66) and Hurkyl's Recall ($1.64); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $31.99, and with no limit $398.23; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.47
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match70%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 2 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 2 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 12 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 22 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Sai, Master Thopterist and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 7 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Sai, Master Thopterist at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Sai, Master Thopterist decks usually play.

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