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Spined Thopter

Card Name

Spined Thopter

Mana Cost

2

Type

Artifact Creature – Phyrexian Thopter

Rarity

Common

rules Text

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)Flying

Flavor Text

"I appreciate the depravity of noble designs turned to devious ends." —Tezzeret

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(6/1/2011)
A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
(6/1/2011)
To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
(6/1/2011)
As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
(6/1/2011)
If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
(6/1/2011)
Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.