Art by Josh Newton
Commander deckGUW
Captain Kirk, Boldly Going
Deploy an imposing fleet of Vehicles and Spacecraft that receive massive stat boosts from Captain Kirk, while leveraging his enter-the-battlefield and attack triggers to ensure steady mana ramp and card selection.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Captain Kirk, Boldly Going
1GWULegendary Creature — Human Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Rhystic Study
2UEnchantment
continuous card advantage from opponents casting spells
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early creature that taxes opponents for card draw
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
2WULegendary Artifact — Vehicle
repeatable card draw engine that generates pilot tokens
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
draws cards on artifact creature attacks and protects them
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
draws cards whenever Vehicles are cast
Vedalken Archmage
2UUCreature — Vedalken Wizard
draws a card on every artifact cast
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
turns attacks from boosted vehicles into cards
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
draws cards whenever creature spells are cast
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
huge card draw based on massive buffed vehicle power
Removal
10
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
uncounterable board clear that leaves uncrewed vehicles intact
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
one-sided board wipe that spares artifact creatures and vehicles
Threats/Wincons
23
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
5Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
flying flagship that shoots down creatures and planeswalkers
Parhelion II
6WWLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
massive airship that creates vigilant angel tokens
Weatherlight
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
flying vehicle that digs for historic cards on combat damage
Reckoner Bankbuster
2Artifact — Vehicle
versatile vehicle that draws cards and pilots itself
Cultivator's Caravan
3Artifact — Vehicle
mana rock that doubles as a sizeable beater
Nautiloid Ship
4Artifact — Vehicle
graveyard hate on wings that reanimates opposing threats
Mechtitan Core
2Artifact — Vehicle
fuses artifact creatures into a game-ending colossus
Thunderhawk Gunship
6Artifact — Vehicle
generates pilot tokens and grants flying to attacking creatures
Deluxe Dragster
4UArtifact — Vehicle
unblockable vehicle that casts spells from opponents' graveyards
Unlicensed Hearse
2Artifact — Vehicle
growing vehicle that controls opposing graveyards
Katsumasa, the Animator
2UULegendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer
turns noncreature artifacts into flying attackers
Peacewalker Colossus
3Artifact — Vehicle
animates other vehicles for a small mana cost
Drumbellower
2WCreature — Spirit
untaps creatures during each opponent's turn to block
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
2ULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
recurs vehicles and key artifacts from the graveyard
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
animates all noncreature artifacts into flying 4/4s
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
warded beater that grows rapidly with artifact drops
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
grants ward 2 to all artifacts and hits hard
Master Transmuter
3UArtifact Creature — Human Artificer
cheats high-cost vehicles onto the battlefield
Mobilizer Mech
1UArtifact — Vehicle
animates another vehicle whenever it becomes crewed
Reaver Titan
7Artifact — Vehicle
titanic vehicle that deals direct damage to all opponents
Surgehacker Mech
4Artifact — Vehicle
vehicle that removes enemy threats upon entering
Mindlink Mech
2UArtifact — Vehicle
becomes a flying copy of whichever creature crews it
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free haste and shroud enabling immediate attack triggers
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
blinks Captain Kirk at end step to fetch more lands
Ephemerate
WInstant
cheap flicker protection that re-triggers Kirk's search ability
Armed and Armored
1WInstant
crews all vehicles instantly at instant speed for combat surprises
Dance of the Manse
XWUSorcery
mass artifact recursion that can animate the whole fleet
Brilliant Restoration
3WWWWSorcery
game-winning recursion of all artifacts from the graveyard
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
complete phased protection against mass removal and lethal damage
