Cargo Ship
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying, vigilance
: Add 
. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell or activate an ability of an artifact source.
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
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11531
Cargo Ship is a 3/3 Vehicle for four mana that crews for three — acceptable stats, but no text that advances a board state on its own. Miles "Tails" Prower changes that calculus entirely, turning the Ship into a repeatable artifact-type enabler in a shell that wants exactly this kind of cheap, crewable hardware.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Miles "Tails" Prower
Miles "Tails" Prower is the overwhelming reason Cargo Ship sees play — 64% of Tails decks run it because crewing with small artifact creatures feeds the engine directly, and Cargo Ship's artifact subtype means it pulls double duty as both a synergy piece and a beater.
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 |
Cargo Ship is legal in every major constructed format but sees no meaningful play outside Commander, where artifact synergies justify running it. In Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Standard, a 3/3 for four with no enters-the-battlefield effect doesn't make the cut against formats with far higher efficiency bars. Commander is the only context where Cargo Ship earns its slot, and even there it belongs specifically in artifact-matters or Vehicle-matters builds — not as a generic four-drop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Cargo Ship sits firmly in bulk territory. Bulk artifact creatures rarely appreciate unless a new commander creates sudden demand, so don't expect movement — grab it for the dime bin and don't look back.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Miles "Tails" Prower
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.