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Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
Flash Flying You may cast colorless spells and artifact spells as though they had flash. Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast that spell is greater than Liberator's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Liberator.
“Flash-based artifact tempo deck that grows Liberator into an evasive threat.”
Liberator is all about casting spells at instant speed and growing into a flying threat. Your deck leans heavily on colorless and artifact spells—mana rocks, artifact creatures, and cheap interaction—all of which can be cast with flash thanks to Liberator's ability. This lets you hold up mana like you're playing control, then surprise opponents by deploying threats at the last moment. As you cast spells with mana value greater than Liberator's current power, it steadily pumps itself with +1/+1 counters, turning into a real flying evasion threat that's hard to block.
The gameplan is tempo-focused: you're not trying to go off on turn 3, but rather playing a grindy, interactive game where you answer threats and slip in damage whenever possible. Cards like Thought Monitor, Solemn Simulacrum, and Etherium Sculptor give you repeatable value while fueling Liberator's growth. You'll win through commander damage once Liberator gets big enough, usually in the mid-game. The flash mechanic also lets you bluff removal or play around sweepers, which gives the deck a fun skill-testing element.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip pricey reserved-list rocks like Mox Diamond; use Chromatic Sphere, Thought Vessel, and Springleaf Drum instead. Cheap evasion creatures like Ornithopter and Ornithopter of Make-Believe work great.
Inclusion = % of Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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