Gold-Forged Thopteryx Price
5 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2023
Gold-Forged Thopteryx has been printed 5 times across 2 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is March of the Machine: The Aftermath #81 at $0.26, while the most expensive is March of the Machine: The Aftermath #211 at $6.47 — about 25× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.43. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 5x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (The List).
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Every Gold-Forged Thopteryx Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #81 (U) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.26 | $0.08 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #31 (U) | 2023 | $0.35 | $0.08 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #131 (U) Foil | 2023 | $0.51 | — |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath #211 (U) Foil | 2023 | $6.47 | — |
| The List #MAT-31 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Each legendary permanent you control has ward
. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsOnce a ward ability has triggered, causing that legendary permanent to lose ward by removing Gold-Forged Thopteryx won't affect that ability. The appropriate player will still have to pay or see their spell or ability countered.