Consulate Dreadnought
Artifact — Vehicle
Crew 6 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 6 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #9008
Consulate Dreadnought puts a 7/11 with defender and crew 6 on the board for a single colorless mana — the stats are absurd, and the crew requirement is the entire puzzle to solve. In Kolodin, Triumph Caster builds, that puzzle dissolves immediately, making this one of the most efficient bodies you can drop for the cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster can crew Consulate Dreadnought through his own ability, turning a one-mana 7/11 into an active attacker without jumping through hoops — the synergy score of 0.62 reflects that this is a core piece, not an afterthought.
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy gives vehicles a crew cost shortcut via her tap ability, which means Consulate Dreadnought's crew 6 stops being a roadblock and starts being irrelevant — 52% inclusion across Kotori lists shows pilots know the math.
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran generate artifact and creature synergies that make crewing Consulate Dreadnought a natural byproduct of their engine rather than a dedicated plan, earning the Dreadnought a spot in roughly 12% of those lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Consulate Dreadnought is a role-player with a very specific address — vehicle decks that can consistently crew it want it, everyone else does not. Modern and Pioneer have seen fringe experimentation around Smuggler's Copter-style vehicle shells, but crew 6 is a steep ask outside of dedicated crewing packages, so Consulate Dreadnought rarely makes those lists competitively. Legacy and Vintage can theoretically run it, but neither format is looking for a 7/11 that needs six power to attack when faster, cheaper threats exist. The card's home is Commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Consulate Dreadnought is bulk — pick up a copy for the price of a sleeve and don't think twice about it. Bulk rares with narrow homes tend to stay cheap, so there's no urgency and no value argument; this is a pure gameplay acquisition.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
- Balthier and Fran
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.