Art by Wisnu Tan
Commander deckUW
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Activate Shorikai repeatedly using untap engines to churn through your deck and produce an army of supercharged Pilots, then use those tokens to effortlessly crew massive, game-ending Vehicles.
Asked for“Shorikai, Genesis Engine: build a Pilot-tokens-and-crew deck where every looting turn feeds a swarm of 1/1s that crew this Vehicle as though they had 2 more power.”
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
1Shorikai, Genesis Engine
2WULegendary Artifact — Vehicle
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
provides mana and removes maximum hand size for heavy looting
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
explosive treasure generation from opponents drawing cards
Etherium Sculptor
1UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
cost reducer for your artifact-dense deck
Foundry Inspector
3Artifact Creature — Construct
generic cost reduction for artifacts and Vehicles
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
turns 1/1 Pilot tokens into two cards for one mana
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
draws cards on artifact creature entry and shields attacking Vehicles
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for card advantage
Thopter Spy Network
2UUEnchantment
provides passive artifact tokens and draws cards upon combat damage
Vedalken Archmage
2UUCreature — Vedalken Wizard
draws a card whenever you cast any artifact
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
rewards wide attacks with Pilot-crewed Vehicles with card draw
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
draws cards whenever your creatures deal combat damage to players
Reverse Engineer
3UUSorcery
improvises with Pilot tokens and rocks to draw three cards cheaply
Removal
10
Swan Song
UInstant
cheap protection against game-winning instants, sorceries, and enchantments
Supreme Verdict
1WWUSorcery
uncounterable board wipe that leaves uncrewed Vehicles intact
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
one-sided board wipe that spares all your artifact creatures and Vehicles
Threats/Wincons
23
Parhelion II
6WWLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
massive flying Vehicle that creates attacking 4/4 Angel tokens
Reaver Titan
7Artifact — Vehicle
crushing attack trigger that deals damage directly to all opponents
Thunderhawk Gunship
6Artifact — Vehicle
creates Astartes tokens and gives your entire attacking force evasion
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
5Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
flying threat that snipes creatures or planeswalkers on entry and attack
Smuggler's Copter
2Artifact — Vehicle
cheap flyer that filters your hand on combat
Nautiloid Ship
4Artifact — Vehicle
exiles an opponent's graveyard and steals their best exiled creature
Mechtitan Core
2Artifact — Vehicle
combines Pilot tokens and Vehicles into a lethal 10/10 colossus
Unlicensed Hearse
2Artifact — Vehicle
graveyard hate that grows into a massive combat threat
Imposter Mech
1UArtifact — Vehicle
copies opposing bomb creatures while dodging sorcery-speed creature removal
Prodigy's Prototype
1WUArtifact — Vehicle
generates additional Pilot tokens whenever Vehicles attack
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
overrun finisher that animates all noncreature artifacts into flying 4/4s
Katsumasa, the Animator
2UULegendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer
animates noncreature artifacts and grants flying to your attackers
Peacewalker Colossus
3Artifact — Vehicle
allows you to crew any Vehicle for just two mana without tapping creatures
Deluxe Dragster
4UArtifact — Vehicle
evasive Vehicle that casts instant and sorcery spells from opponents' graveyards
Weatherlight
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
digs five cards deep for historic cards whenever it deals combat damage
Subterranean Schooner
1UArtifact — Vehicle
explores on attack to ramp lands or buff your creatures
Mobilizer Mech
1UArtifact — Vehicle
crews another Vehicle for free whenever it becomes crewed
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
unblockable artifact beatstick with ward that grows with every artifact
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
doubles the Pilot tokens produced by Shorikai activations
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles token generation and can become an indestructible creature
Intangible Virtue
1WEnchantment
buffs Pilot tokens and grants vigilance so they can attack and still crew
Surgehacker Mech
4Artifact — Vehicle
deals massive targeted damage on entry scaled to your Vehicle count
Armed and Armored
1WInstant
instantly crews all Vehicles you control at surprise speed
Utility
8
Unwinding Clock
4Artifact
untaps Shorikai on every opponent's turn to generate infinite value
Clock of Omens
4Artifact
taps artifact tokens and rocks to untap Shorikai repeatedly
Voltaic Key
1Artifact
cheap artifact that untaps Shorikai for an additional activation each turn
Drumbellower
2WCreature — Spirit
untaps Pilot tokens on each player's untap step to keep crew available
Tezzeret the Seeker
3UULegendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret
tutors key artifacts or untaps multiple mana rocks and Shorikai
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
best-in-class protection spell that phases out your entire board
Dance of the Manse
XWUSorcery
mass graveyard recursion that brings back fallen Vehicles and artifacts
