mtg cards that make thopters Magic The Gathering - Thopter Spy Network (079/272) return Thopter Assembly to its owners hand and create five 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying. Thopter Assembly

But you are still getting a 4/4 body that quests for 2 lore, which is perfectly acceptable for a 5-drop

Chief - SNC: Giada, Font of Hope: At long last, the prayers of those who wanted another mono-white angel tribal commander have been answered

They earn passive lore each turn

To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions

On the other hand, don't be afraid to ink Beast - Relentless or Cheshire Cat as they will generally not get you any value in this matchup

He can play with lifelink to gain a bunch of life for attackers and then tap for it post-combat to make cheap stuff without spending any mana at all to get started