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Propeller Pioneer

Creature — Human Artificer

Flying
Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Kaladesh
Price
$0.03
EDHREC rank
#27314
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Propeller Pioneer card art
Propeller Pioneer enters with a 1/1 Pilot token and gives all your Vehicles crew for one less — that's a meaningful board presence and a cost reduction stapled to a single three-mana creature. Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight players want this on turn three every game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Propeller Pioneer slots cleanly into any Vehicle-tribal build, where the crew-cost reduction stacks across multiple threats and the free Pilot token means you're never stranded without a crew member. Pauper is where Propeller Pioneer has the most competitive teeth — the common slot is tight on efficient enablers, and a 2/2 body that generates a token on entry is above rate for the format. Modern and Pioneer have enough redundancy that Propeller Pioneer competes for slots but rarely wins them; dedicated Vehicle shells there lean on faster, more powerful payoffs. Legacy and Vintage treat it as irrelevant — the format speed leaves three-mana synergy creatures behind entirely.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

9 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerPropeller Pioneer

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerPropeller Pioneer

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1

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5 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAshnod's AltarPropeller Pioneer

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAshnod's AltarPropeller Pioneer

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana

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4 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderPropeller Pioneer

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderPropeller Pioneer

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1

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Price Context

Current price

$0.03 bulk tier

At $0.03, Propeller Pioneer is deep bulk — pick up a playset for pocket change without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely climb unless a format-breaking deck adopts them, so don't expect movement, but the price makes it a zero-friction inclusion in any Vehicle build.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.