Is Cybership good in Commander?

Cybership in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Cybership lands on the battlefield and immediately starts generating value — in the right shell it's an artifact vehicle that pays for itself through the engines it enables, and Balthier and Fran runs it in over half of all builds for exactly that reason. The ceiling is high enough that if your commander cares about vehicles, artifacts, or crewing, Cybership belongs in the 99.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Balthier and Fran

54.3% of decks · synergy 0.53

Balthier and Fran pulls Cybership into over 54% of its builds because the ship slots directly into the treasure-and-vehicle engine the commanders are built around, giving the crew mechanic a meaningful target that advances the board state rather than just sitting as a threat. If you're running Balthier and Fran, Cybership is close to mandatory.

02

Missy

48.9% of decks · synergy 0.47

Missy reaches for Cybership in nearly half of all builds, where the vehicle's artifact typing and board presence support the recurring-threat gameplan Missy rewards. Cybership gives Missy pilots a durable, crewable body that keeps generating pressure even when the graveyard-recursion lines aren't online yet.

03

Greasefang, Okiba Boss

45.0% of decks · synergy 0.44

Greasefang, Okiba Boss wants the biggest, most threatening vehicles available, and Cybership fits the profile — Greasefang can reanimate it directly from the graveyard for a free alpha strike. Nearly 45% of Greasefang builds include Cybership specifically because that reanimate-and-crew loop is one of the deck's primary kill conditions.

04

Kolodin, Triumph Caster

40.1% of decks · synergy 0.40

Kolodin, Triumph Caster appears in over 40% of builds alongside Cybership, leveraging the artifact synergies that Kolodin rewards whenever you cast or crew artifacts. Cybership gives Kolodin a high-power vehicle that doubles as an artifact payoff trigger.

05

Davros, Dalek Creator

28.7% of decks · synergy 0.27

Davros, Dalek Creator runs Cybership in about 29% of builds, using the vehicle as a reliable threat that feeds the sacrifice-and-token ecosystem Davros operates in. The artifact typing matters here — Cybership can slot into Davros lines that want expendable but impactful permanents.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	not legal
pioneer	not legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where Cybership does its real work — the 100-card singleton format rewards powerful, synergistic artifacts, and the vehicle type has a dedicated cluster of commanders built around crewing and recurring them. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats for Cybership, but neither format's competitive landscape has meaningful use for a vehicle that costs this much mana to crew without a dedicated commander enabling it; it stays firmly in the casual pile there. Oathbreaker is legal and follows similar logic to Commander — if the planeswalker at the helm cares about vehicles or artifacts, Cybership is a consideration, but the smaller deck size and faster games make it a tougher include. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Cybership isn't currently available through standard market sources, which likely reflects limited singles market exposure rather than the card being worthless. If you need a copy, check your local game store's bulk artifact bins or trading post — vehicles from specialty sets often show up at low prices before demand catches up.