Canyon Vaulter
Creature — Kor Pilot
Whenever this creature saddles a Mount or crews a Vehicle during your main phase, that Mount or Vehicle gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #14479
Canyon Vaulter hits the board as a 3/3 trampler for two mana — that's the headline. The cost is a discard, which Kolodin, Triumph Caster turns from a drawback into a resource, making this one of the cleanest two-drops in that shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster rewards discarding creatures, so Canyon Vaulter's built-in discard cost fuels the engine rather than taxing it — you're getting a 3/3 trampler and advancing your game plan simultaneously.
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force wants aggressive, efficiently statted creatures that pressure opponents early, and Canyon Vaulter's 3/3 trampler body for two mana fits that role without asking much in return.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Canyon Vaulter is legal across every major Constructed format but is unlikely to see play outside Commander. In competitive formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 3/3 trample for two with a mandatory discard competes against two-drops that don't cost a card, and it loses that fight cleanly. In Commander, the discard is the entire point — graveyard and discard-matters shells turn the drawback into upside, and that's where Canyon Vaulter earns its slot. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: run it if your planeswalker cares about the graveyard, skip it otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Canyon Vaulter is pure bulk — grab a copy out of a dollar bin or as a throw-in with any order. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow Commander applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile; just buy one when you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Samut, the Driving Force
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.