News Helicopter
Artifact Creature — Construct
Flying
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 green and white Human Citizen creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Through the Omenpaths
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19430
News Helicopter crews for two, flies in as a 3/3 flyer, and lets a crewing creature temporarily pump its power — solid stats for the cost if you're running a vehicles or artifact synergy shell. It's a role-player, not a staple, but it earns its slot in decks that want cheap, evasive vehicles with upside.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, News Helicopter fits niche artifact and vehicles builds — think Depala, Pilot Exemplar or Shorikai, Genesis Engine — where crewing costs are subsidized and a flying beatstick with a pump trigger generates real value. Outside Commander, News Helicopter sees play in Standard and Pioneer vehicles strategies where early aggressive curves can crew it on turn three and close games in the air. In Pauper and Legacy it doesn't make the cut; those formats have either better artifact options or faster clocks that make a three-mana vehicle too slow to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for News Helicopter isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its role as a niche vehicles synergy piece rather than a cross-format staple, expect a modest price ceiling unless a tournament deck pushes demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.