Dodgy Jalopy
Artifact — Vehicle
Trample
Dodgy Jalopy's power is equal to the greatest mana value among creatures you control.
Crew 3
Scavenge 
(, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16692
Dodgy Jalopy puts a Vehicle on the battlefield that demands an answer, and the cost of running it is almost entirely offset by Kona, Rescue Beastie turning that artifact into a free Crew trigger engine. If you're in a deck that wants a cheap, crewable threat with upside, this is the slot-filler that actually pulls weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kona, Rescue Beastie
Kona, Rescue Beastie's ability to animate and leverage Vehicles makes Dodgy Jalopy a natural include — it's an on-theme, low-cost piece that feeds the Crew-matters engine Kona wants to run at full throttle.
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 |
Dodgy Jalopy is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically it's a Commander card — the formats where it's legal outside EDH are powered enough that a modest Vehicle rarely competes. In Commander it finds its clearest home in artifact and Vehicle-themed decks, where the low cost of entry matters and crewing is a recurring part of the gameplan. Legacy and Vintage give it a pass; there's simply too much competition for artifact slots in those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Dodgy Jalopy isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. Given its niche appeal as a Vehicle-tribal piece, it's almost certainly a bulk rare or uncommon — pick it up whenever you see it in a trade binder.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.