Cloudspire Skycycle
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying
When this Vehicle enters, distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two other target Vehicles and/or creatures you control.
Crew 1
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #17294
Cloudspire Skycycle puts a flying Vehicle on the board that crews cheaply and rewards you for attacking — the kind of repeatable pressure that compounds over a game. Kolodin, Triumph Caster is the clearest home, turning every crew trigger into incremental advantage, but the Skycycle earns its slot anywhere that wants a low-cost, evasive threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster runs Cloudspire Skycycle because crewing it triggers Kolodin's attack-reward engine, generating value every combat step at minimal cost.
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force wants aggressive, evasive attackers, and Cloudspire Skycycle delivers a flying threat that Samut can push through defenses turn after turn.
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 |
In Commander, Cloudspire Skycycle occupies a niche role in Vehicle- and attack-matters builds — it's not a staple, but in the right 99 it pulls consistent work as a cheap, evasive threat you can crew with small creatures. Competitive constructed formats largely ignore it; the card doesn't do enough on rate to compete in Modern or Pioneer, where Vehicle payoffs demand higher ceilings. Standard is its most viable non-Commander home, where limited card pools give Cloudspire Skycycle a better shot at making the cut in aggressive or midrange shells that need flying reach.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Cloudspire Skycycle is deep bulk — grab a copy for pennies and don't think twice about it. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless a new commander or mechanic breaks them open, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a pickup to sit on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Samut, the Driving Force
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.