Burner Rocket
Artifact — Vehicle
Flash
When this Vehicle enters, target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #15952
Burner Rocket is a narrow, low-impact artifact that trades a mana investment for a small amount of direct damage — the kind of effect competitive Commander tables clear in the early turns without noticing. Unless a specific deck mechanic rewards the rocket counter or the sacrifice, this slot almost always has a better occupant.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Burner Rocket is legal across every major format, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Commander, where games run long and every card competes against the most efficient spells in Magic's history, Burner Rocket rarely justifies its slot outside of hyper-specific artifact-synergy or counter-placement strategies. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it lacks the raw power or combo ceiling to see serious play. Pauper is the one format where cheap artifacts with repeatable effects can occasionally find a home, but Burner Rocket's payoff is too modest even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Burner Rocket sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not buying it for value, you're buying it because a specific deck wants it. Bulk commons rarely move off the floor, so there's no financial case to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.