Art by JB Casacop
Commander deckW
Sulu, Heroic Helmsman
Leverage Sulu's tripled crew power to pilot massive, high-crew Vehicles like Parhelion II and Colossal Plow with ease, crushing opponents with an evasive mechanized fleet.
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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 · 60 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
1Sulu, Heroic Helmsman
1WLegendary Creature — Human Pilot
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Searches for Plains when behind on lands
Loyal Warhound
1WCreature — Dog
Catches up on land drops while providing an early body
Card Draw
10
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Draws a card whenever a Vehicle is cast
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
Draws cards from equipment and synergizes with artifacts
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxes opponents' spells to draw extra cards
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Draws whenever Sulu or utility pilots enter the battlefield
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Steady card draw triggered by low-cost creatures entering
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Converts spare mana into cards off cheap pilot creatures
Reckoner Bankbuster
2Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicle that draws cards and creates pilot tokens
Smuggler's Copter
2Artifact — Vehicle
Efficient looter Vehicle easily crewed by any creature
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
Draws when artifact creatures enter and prevents combat damage to them
Trouble in Pairs
2WWEnchantment
Punishes opponents for drawing extra cards or attacking
Removal
10
Grasp of Fate
1WWEnchantment
Exiles the best nonland permanent from each opponent
Organic Extinction
8WWSorcery
Affinity board wipe that destroys all non-artifact creatures
Threats/Wincons
23
Parhelion II
6WWLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
Game-ending Vehicle easily crewed by Sulu to spawn Angel tokens
Thunderhawk Gunship
6Artifact — Vehicle
Provides evasion and creates attacking Astartes tokens
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
5Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Flying Vehicle that bolts creatures or planeswalkers on attack
Nautiloid Ship
4Artifact — Vehicle
Exiles graveyards and reanimates stolen creatures on damage
Weatherlight
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Flying attacker that digs deep for historic cards
Peacewalker Colossus
3Artifact — Vehicle
Allows Vehicles to animate without needing pilots
Mechtitan Core
2Artifact — Vehicle
Fuses multiple artifacts into a gargantuan lifelink trampler
Mysterious Limousine
3WWArtifact — Vehicle
Flickers or temporarily removes creatures on attack
Unlicensed Hearse
2Artifact — Vehicle
Scalable graveyard hate that grows into a massive beater
Cultivator's Caravan
3Artifact — Vehicle
Mana rock that turns into a solid mid-game attacker
Surgehacker Mech
4Artifact — Vehicle
Deals massive burst damage to a target creature or planeswalker on entry
Reaver Titan
7Artifact — Vehicle
Devastating high-crew Vehicle that drains every opponent when attacking
Imperial Recovery Unit
2WArtifact — Vehicle
Recurs low-cost permanents from the graveyard whenever it attacks
Colossal Plow
2Artifact — Vehicle
Huge Crew 6 requirement is met effortlessly by Sulu alone
Dermotaxi
2Artifact — Vehicle
Copies powerful exiled creature cards without mana cost
Aradara Express
5Artifact — Vehicle
High-powered trampling train easily crewed by Sulu
Untethered Express
4Artifact — Vehicle
Grows permanently larger with every attack step
Ballista Charger
5Artifact — Vehicle
Pings targets on attack while applying combat pressure
Aerial Surveyor
2WArtifact — Vehicle
Finds Plains cards on attack to ramp while maintaining aerial pressure
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
Constructs scaling artifact tokens alongside Vehicle casts
Angel of the Ruins
5WWArtifact Creature — Angel
Exiles two artifacts or enchantments and cycles early
Bronze Guardian
4WArtifact Creature — Golem
Grants ward to all artifacts and hits hard with high power
Steel Overseer
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Puts +1/+1 counters on all animated Vehicles and artifact creatures
Utility
7
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Absolute board protection against any wipe or lethal damage
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free indestructible protection for the team when Sulu is out
Blacksmith's Skill
WInstant
Protects a key Vehicle or Sulu with hexproof and indestructible
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to Sulu or animated Vehicles
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip providing haste and shroud
Open the Armory
1WSorcery
Tutors up essential protection equipment or aura support
Swift Reconfiguration
WEnchantment — Aura
Instant-speed interaction that can neutralize opposing threats or save creatures
