Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Haste
Whenever Bessie attacks, another target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #10723
Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster gives your creatures ward 2 and lets you crew it for a trampling, haste-enabled vehicle that swings the turn it lands — meaningful protection plus a threat on one card. Five mana for a 5/5 with trample and haste is fair, and the ward tax on your whole board is the real reason to run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster sees real play, and it fits best in creature-heavy decks that want to tax removal without running dedicated protection spells. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but a five-mana vehicle with a crew requirement has no competitive foothold in either format. Oathbreaker is the one other option worth considering if your planeswalker strategy leans on a wide board that needs ward to survive a turn cycle.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap singles order. Bulk vehicles rarely climb unless a synergy deck pushes them into the spotlight, so treat this as a low-risk include rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.