Hoogland also set precedent for Thopter Spy Network in a control shell alongside Artificer's Epiphany, which may be another option. I tested some games on Cockatrice last night with a tokens list that I threw together, taking advantage of Gideon and the Secure the Wastes+Westvale Abbey combo, and it felt like it had potential. Surrounding that, I'm not sure of the best shell. That said, Stoneforge Masterwork is another cheap artifact that could be better as a way to simply end the game faster. I was testing 2x Captain's Claws to round out the artifact package to ten, and I really liked equipping them to thopter tokens for an extra point of damage and another token on the board every turn. LSV called Thraben Inspector the white Elvish Visionary, and Hangarback has seen some play since it was released, so I'm confident that those cards are worth it in any Thopter Spy Network list. I've done some testing myself, and the best base that I can put together is 4x Thraben Inspector and 4x Hangarback Walker with anywhere from 0-4 other artifacts. Thopter Spy Network’s first ability has an intervening ‘if’ clause. Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card. With this post, I want to discuss ways to make Thopter Spy Network playable. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. Playable artifacts are still pretty low, but artifacts being stapled onto other spells could open the door for an artifact strategy. When I saw Investigate spoiled as a mechanic in SOI, I hoped that Thopter Spy Network would be able to see a resurgence.
Thopter Spy Network and Bident of Thassa have long been powerful cards and having another effect to choose from at four is tough but this little Bird Wizard has plenty of homes. It rolls two powerful effects into one card, and provides a pretty decent blocker at the same time. It's a blue Bitterblossom that occasionally draws you cards instead of always costing you life what's not to like? The card had its day in the sun with Hoogland's UW Steel Control deck from SCG Chicago, and it saw play as a top end of some of the artifact lists that ran rampant at the end of THS-KTK Standard, but BFZ sent it packing. Curiosity Crafter is the card I’m most excited about. That means (1) the ability won’t trigger at all unless you control an artifact as your upkeep begins, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you don’t control an artifact as it resolves. Since Thopter Spy Network was spoiled, I've wanted to play it. Thopter Spy Network’s first ability has an intervening ‘if’ clause.
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