EDH Optimizer
The Thanos-Copter
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 6
Color identity: Colorless
The Thanos-Copter is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Flying, haste
When The Thanos-Copter enters, Vehicles you control become artifact creatures until end of turn.
Whenever a Vehicle you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Crew 2
Reference price of the card: €0.94
Average lands in decks for The Thanos-Copter: 35
VehiclesArtifactsTokensBlinkDevoidModularPopulateRamp
Build your The Thanos-Copter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Thanos-Copter 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Thanos-Copter deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed67
- Interaction46
- Resilience78
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Weatherlight · The Regalia · Brotherhood Vertibird · Foundry Inspector · All Is Dust · Smuggler's Copter · Skysovereign, Consul Flagship · Thran Dynamo · Null Elemental Blast · Reckoner Bankbuster · Surgehacker Mech · Cybership · Palladium Myr · Reaver Titan · Thunderhawk Gunship · Forsaken Monument · N'Yami-Class Mother Ship · Mechtitan Core · Warping Wail · Jhoira's Familiar · Mystic Forge · Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade · Night Scythe · The Fantasticar · Mind Stone · Mole Module · Vibranium Mining Mech · Nautiloid Ship · Thought Vessel · Ugin, the Ineffable · Echoes of Eternity · Cultivator's Caravan · Canoptek Spyder · Cloud Key · Worn Powerstone · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Consulate Dreadnought · Solemn Simulacrum · Ultron, Artificial Malevolence · Rolling Hamsphere · Arc Reactor · Guidelight Matrix · Glaring Fleshraker · Hedron Archive · Weatherlight Compleated · Knight Paladin · H.E.R.B.I.E., Lovable Robot · Dependable Quinjet · Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster · Eldrazi Confluence · Everflowing Chalice · Metalwork Colossus · Myr Retriever · Recon Craft Theta · Clown Car · Sculpting Steel · Selective Obliteration · Unlicensed Hearse · Manakin · Shimmer Myr · Eldritch Immunity · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Mech Hangar · Buried Ruin · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · War Room · Darksteel Citadel · Reliquary Tower · Urza's Cave · Inventors' Fair · Muraganda Raceway · Rogue's Passage · Urza's Workshop · Urza's Saga · Mutavault · Mishra's Factory · Command Beacon · Fountainport · Temple of the False God · The Mycosynth Gardens · Scavenger Grounds · Secluded Starforge · Thespian's Stage · Adventurer's Inn
🃏 Recommended cards for The Thanos-Copter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Thanos-Copter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Weatherlight | 85% | +83% |
| Brotherhood Vertibird | 83% | +82% |
| The Regalia | 84% | +80% |
| Smuggler's Copter | 79% | +77% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 78% | +76% |
| Surgehacker Mech | 76% | +75% |
| Cybership | 75% | +75% |
| Reckoner Bankbuster | 76% | +74% |
| Mech Hangar | 74% | +73% |
| Reaver Titan | 74% | +72% |
| Thunderhawk Gunship | 72% | +71% |
| N'Yami-Class Mother Ship | 69% | +68% |
| Mechtitan Core | 66% | +65% |
| Night Scythe | 61% | +61% |
| The Fantasticar | 60% | +59% |
| Mole Module | 58% | +57% |
| Vibranium Mining Mech | 58% | +57% |
| Nautiloid Ship | 57% | +56% |
| Cultivator's Caravan | 54% | +53% |
| Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade | 62% | +50% |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier | 51% | +50% |
| Consulate Dreadnought | 49% | +49% |
| Rolling Hamsphere | 48% | +46% |
| Guidelight Matrix | 46% | +45% |
💰 The best cards for your The Thanos-Copter deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Weatherlight
- Brotherhood Vertibird
- The Regalia
- Smuggler's Copter
- Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
- Surgehacker Mech
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Fantasticar
- Knight Paladin
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
- Mutavault
- Fountainport
- Sanctum of Eternity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Reaver Titan
- Thunderhawk Gunship
- Nautiloid Ship
- Canoptek Spyder
- Clown Car
- Cyberman Patrol
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Thanos-Copter
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Thanos-Copter's color identity?
The Thanos-Copter is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Thanos-Copter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Thanos-Copter deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a The Thanos-Copter deck run?
Real The Thanos-Copter decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for The Thanos-Copter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Weatherlight, Brotherhood Vertibird, The Regalia. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Thanos-Copter decks.
What combos does The Thanos-Copter have?
The Thanos-Copter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a The Thanos-Copter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Weatherlight, Brotherhood Vertibird, The Regalia are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.