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. With this post, I want to discuss ways to make Thopter Spy Network playable. 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. 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. Since Thopter Spy Network was spoiled, I've wanted to play it.

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