Ovalchase Dragster
Artifact — Vehicle
Trample, haste
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #16414
Ovalchase Dragster hits the board as an 8/3 with trample and haste for four mana — that's a threat that demands an immediate answer. The 3 toughness means any trade kills it, but in artifact-matters or sacrifice shells, that fragility is a feature, not a bug.
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 |
Ovalchase Dragster is a fringe card in every competitive format — eight power with haste is real, but three toughness means it dies to nearly any blocker or removal spell. In Commander, it earns a spot in artifact synergy decks that want cheap, recursive sacrifice fodder or need a sudden burst of trample damage. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have no shortage of four-mana threats with better staying power, so Ovalchase Dragster doesn't make those 60-card lists. Legacy and Vintage have even higher bars, and this doesn't clear them.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Ovalchase Dragster is pure bulk — you're not buying it as a financial pick, you're grabbing it out of a commons box. The price reflects its narrow demand and won't move unless a specific artifact or sacrifice combo pushes it into the spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.