Buckle Up budget replacements

Kotori, Pilot Prodigy · 100 cards including the commander · 37 lands · colors U, W

Vehicles and Kotori's crew support. Compare expensive slots with lower-cost options that preserve the important function. A slower or conditional replacement can be a poor bargain even when its price is lower.

What to preserve

Kotori gives Vehicles crew 2. A creature or mana-rock replacement can change whether those Vehicles can attack; role totals cannot establish crew availability.

A useful first review

Find an expensive supported slot, compare the rules text and restrictions, then export the whole cheaper deck. No safe saving is an honest result.

1. Load the list and check the commander and 100-card count.
2. Set your purchase budget and intended table. Add owned options and protect the engines you intend to keep.
3. Review the actual card text before accepting a change. Save the baseline and edited list as separate project versions.
4. Export the full deck, play it, and attach an observation and next-review date to the tested version.

What to record after playing

Record uncrewed Vehicles, pilots lost to removal, and turns where a Vehicle remained unusable.

The stock list

1 Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Drumbellower
1 Ironsoul Enforcer
1 Cyberdrive Awakener
1 Kappa Cannoneer
1 Katsumasa, the Animator
1 Research Thief
1 Aeronaut Admiral
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
1 Indomitable Archangel
1 Myrsmith
1 Sram, Senior Edificer
1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Master of Etherium
1 Riddlesmith
1 Sai, Master Thopterist
1 Vedalken Engineer
1 Whirler Rogue
1 Arcanist's Owl
1 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
1 Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
1 Foundry Inspector
1 Gold Myr
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Silver Myr
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Organic Extinction
1 Universal Surveillance
1 Thoughtcast
1 Dance of the Manse
1 Release to Memory
1 Access Denied
1 Armed and Armored
1 Crush Contraband
1 Dispatch
1 Generous Gift
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Reality Shift
1 Aerial Surveyor
1 Imposter Mech
1 Imperial Recovery Unit
1 Mobilizer Mech
1 Prodigy's Prototype
1 Surgehacker Mech
1 Parhelion II
1 Arcane Signet
1 Azorius Signet
1 Colossal Plow
1 Cultivator's Caravan
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Mirage Mirror
1 Peacewalker Colossus
1 Raiders' Karve
1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
1 Smuggler's Copter
1 Sol Ring
1 Weatherlight
1 Swift Reconfiguration
1 Thopter Spy Network
1 Command Tower
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Port Town
1 Prairie Stream
1 Skycloud Expanse
1 Spire of Industry
1 Temple of Enlightenment
15 Plains
15 Island

Stock list released 2022-02-18; reference data checked October 7, 2026. Prices, legality, and available candidates can change. A stock list is a starting point, not a bracket certification or a promise of better game results.

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