Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

{3} · Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter

Flash Flying You may cast colorless spells and artifact spells as though they had flash. Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast that spell is greater than Liberator's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Liberator.

Rulings (2)

Oct 14, 2022 · The third ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."

Oct 14, 2022 · The last ability cares only about the amount of mana that was actually spent to cast the spell, regardless of its mana cost.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · cEDH

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=5 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Arcum Dagsson	cEDH	100%	1×	2
The Cabbage Merchant	cEDH	100%	1×	1
Zirda, the Dawnwaker	cEDH	50%	1×	2

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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