Phoenix Fleet Airship
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, if you sacrificed a permanent this turn, create a token that's a copy of this Vehicle.
As long as you control eight or more permanents named Phoenix Fleet Airship, this Vehicle is an artifact creature.
Crew 1
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $3.63
- EDHREC rank
- #10574
Phoenix Fleet Airship lands as a three-mana 2/3 flyer that replaces itself when it enters and again when it dies — card-neutral at worst, card-positive when recurred. Edward Kenway decks in particular treat it as a staple because the Assassin's Creed crossover synergies stack fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Edward Kenway
Edward Kenway's ability to copy spells and generate treasures turns Phoenix Fleet Airship into a recurring draw engine — every time the Airship dies and gets reanimated, you cash in another card while maintaining board presence.
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist wants artifact creatures to sacrifice for value, and Phoenix Fleet Airship delivers twice: once on entry with a draw, and again on death, making it a two-for-one sacrifice target that refills your hand automatically.
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss builds around vehicles and graveyard loops, and Phoenix Fleet Airship slots in as a cheap artifact body that generates card advantage every time the graveyard engine spins it back into play.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Phoenix Fleet Airship is legal everywhere except Pauper, but competitive Constructed formats have no interest in a three-mana 2/3 with conditional draw regardless of evasion. Commander is where it actually earns its slot — graveyard loops, aristocrats engines, and artifact synergy commanders can milk both draw triggers repeatedly, turning a modest rate into a card-advantage machine over a long game. Oathbreaker follows the same logic at a smaller table scale.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.63 cheap tier
At $3.63, Phoenix Fleet Airship sits at the low end of the cheap tier — reasonable for a card with genuine multi-format Commander demand. Given its narrow appeal outside Commander, the price reflects its ceiling; don't expect movement, but you're not overpaying for the role it fills.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Edward Kenway
- Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
- Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.