Jeskai or Esper for vehicle?

[Cyberium]

Neon Dynasty gives new rise to vehicle interests. What do people think?

My pick would likely be either Kykar, Wind's Fury/Sydri, Galvanic Genius, but perhaps there are more choices.

[Ertai Planeswalker]

I think Sydri is the better one, simply because all her abilities are relevant for the deck.

[Treamayne]

Neon Dynasty gives new rise to vehicle interests. What do people think?

My pick would likely be either Kykar, Wind's Fury/Sydri, Galvanic Genius, but perhaps there are more choices.

I've had a Sydri vehicle deck on MODO for a number of years now. I's a bit Janky, but I enjoy it.

Here's the current version if it can give you some ideas:

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General

1 Sydri, Galvanic Genius

Creatures (15)

1 Etherium Sculptor

1 Sram, Senior Edificer

1 Chief of the Foundry

1 Doomed Artisan

1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch

1 Hanna, Ship's Navigator

1 Master of Etherium

1 Aeronaut Admiral

1 Deadeye Quartermaster

1 Jhoira's Familiar

1 Master Transmuter

1 Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage

1 Rebbec, Architect of Ascension

1 Vela the Night-Clad

1 Workshop Elders

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

Artifacts (28)

1 Elixir of Immortality

1 Expedition Map

1 Colossal Plow

1 Dermotaxi

1 Dolmen Gate

1 Golem's Heart

1 Smuggler's Copter

1 Angel's Trumpet

1 Cloud Key

1 Cultivator's Caravan

1 Mobile Garrison

1 Peacewalker Colossus

1 Raiders' Karve

1 Skyclave Relic

1 Spear of Heliod

1 Conqueror's Galleon // Conqueror's Foothold

1 Fleetwheel Cruiser

1 Noetic Scales

1 Ovalchase Dragster

1 Thundering Chariot

1 Untethered Express

1 Weatherlight

1 Dusk Legion Dreadnought

1 Forsaken Monument

1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

1 Book of Rass

1 Akroma's Memorial

1 Spine of Ish Sah

Enchantment (7)

1 Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz

1 Planar Collapse

1 Tezzeret's Touch

1 Marchesa's Decree

1 Phyrexian Scriptures

1 The Antiquities War

1 Aerial Modification

Instants (2)

1 Tithe

1 Thoughtweft Gambit

Sorceries (8)

1 Hidden Strings

1 Voidwalk

1 Echo Storm

1 Slash the Ranks

1 Thoughtcast

1 Saheeli's Artistry

1 Stolen Identity

1 Soulscour

Land (38)

3 Plains

4 Island

3 Swamp

1 Ancient Den

1 Azorius Chancery

1 Bojuka Bog

1 Buried Ruin

1 Command Tower

1 Darksteel Citadel

1 Dimir Aqueduct

1 Dromar's Cavern

1 Esper Panorama

1 Evolving Wilds

1 Fetid Heath

1 Ghost Quarter

1 Goldmire Bridge

1 Guildless Commons

1 Inventors' Fair

1 Mistvault Bridge

1 Mistveil Plains

1 Mystic Gate

1 Orzhov Basilica

1 Power Depot

1 Razortide Bridge

1 Seat of the Synod

1 Sunken Ruins

1 Temple of the False God

1 Terramorphic Expanse

1 Thespian's Stage

1 Vault of Whispers

1 Vault of the Archangel

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*Note: Nobody expects Cipher on a vehicle the first time you do it. . .

[RxPhantom]

Wouldn't Archelos, Lagoon Mystic be the best commander for vehicles? I've been looking to brew it for a while, but keep getting distracted by life things.

[Cyberium]

Wouldn't Archelos, Lagoon Mystic be the best commander for vehicles? I've been looking to brew it for a while, but keep getting distracted by life things.

Given the surprisingly many black/green vehicle cards in the set, he's certainly more viable than ever now.

[RowanKeltizar]

Breya, Etherium Shaper seems decent. Get access to most of the vehicles and vehicle support.

[illakunsaa]

Ive been ru.ning sydri since kaladesh mainly because winter orb synergy but I saw a cedh game that had tymna+something that had bunch of hatebears so Ive shifted to play more bears.

https://deckstats.net/decks/88154/800033-sydri-car-stax

[pokken]

I had a vehicle subtheme in my Tymna the Weaver and Ludevic's Test Subject // Ludevic's Abomination 4c affinity deck and they were always amazing. Tymna is such a great crewer.

I am also pretty inclined toward Kykar, Wind's Fury though, those spirits are great crew things - you basically get free drivers for every car.

Tough call

[Cyberium]

With the new mechs, especially the ginormous Shorikai, Genesis Engine, Sydri's ankmation suddenly seems rather appealing. More do than before, that is.

[Treamayne]

With the new mechs, especially the ginormous Shorikai, Genesis Engine, Sydri's ankmation suddenly seems rather appealing. More do than before, that is.

The great/janky thing is, not only can you just animate the vehicle directly (especially when MV > P/T) but you can animate other random artifacts, then use them to Crew (e.g. in my list, I'll sometimes animate Book of Rass to crew something like Consulate Dreadnought).

[Cyberium]

The great/janky thing is, not only can you just animate the vehicle directly (especially when MV > P/T) but you can animate other random artifacts, then use them to Crew (e.g. in my list, I'll sometimes animate Book of Rass to crew something like Consulate Dreadnought).

And Shorikai/Tameshi, Reality Architect both adds some reanimation option accompanying Sydri's black identity.

[Sinis]

I want to say Jeskai so you can use a crewed Cultivator's Caravan to cast spells and then untap it with Jeskai Ascendancy. Bonus points if you make copies of it with Echo Storm or Mechanized Production.

[duducrash]

Why not flat out azorious?

[Guardman]

More than colors, I think it more depends on what type of vehicle deck you want to run. And one of the nice thing about vehicle decks is that there are a ton of unique options.

EDHREC has a pretty nice list of all of the vehicle commanders: https://edhrec.com/themes/vehicles

A few of the more unique ones not already mentioned are:

• Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel - Value vehicle commander that can make sure you never miss a land drop while sometimes randomly screwing over opponents by exiling a key combo piece.
• King Macar, the Gold-Cursed - Easy way to make sure he is inspired each turn.
• Greasefang, Okiba Boss - Great way to cheat expensive vehicles into play (and even get to keep them around if you blink them).
• Magda, Brazen Outlaw - Has a built in way to tutor vehicles to the battlefield. Plus ramps with every crewing.
• Emmara, Soul of the Accord - Gives access to green. Has a great synergy with vehicles and encourages a token/vehicle deck.
• Padeem, Consul of Innovation - Has a built in draw engine and gives all your artifacts hexproof.
• Rebbec, Architect of Ascension & Partner of your choice - Give all you artifacts a ton of protections.

[Cyberium]

Why not flat out azorious?

Shorikai, Genesis Engine certainly has potential, and less restricted than Kotori, Pilot Prodigy when it comes to versatility (like creating then saccing pilots to Skullclamp). I thought about using three colors because vehicle is currently still rather limited in play style so another color would add variety into game plays, which is also why Archelos, Lagoon Mystic is a consideration as well.

Currently, it seems that Jeskai vehicle will be better at generating mana, while Esper being better at crewing and cheating vehicles in. Kykar's spirits is a resource AND a wincon on their own, though Sydri's synergy with artifacts is higher (Liquimetal Coating, Caltrops, etc).