Sai, Master Thopterist
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.
A ready-made Sai decklist
Complete 100-card mono-blue deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Sai decks play in EDH
Sai, Master Thopterist is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Sai, Master Thopterist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $37.73Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sai, Master Thopterist decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Sai, Master Thopterist deck?
Sai, Master Thopterist has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sai, Master Thopterist?
The cards played most often in Sai, Master Thopterist decks include Fateful Discovery, Geist of Saint Thalia, Wizard's Staff. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Sai, Master Thopterist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $37.73 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Sai, Master Thopterist deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.