Renegade Freighter
Artifact — Vehicle
Whenever this Vehicle attacks, it gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #18087
Renegade Freighter attacks as a 4/4 trample the turn it comes down, which is a real clock for three mana — but requiring a crew cost every combat is a structural tax most decks don't want to pay. It's a bulk common for a reason: vehicles have gotten much better, and this one doesn't clear the bar for competitive or focused Commander play.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Renegade Freighter sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, crewing a vehicle every turn pulls creatures away from blocking and synergy work, and a 4/4 trampler for three isn't a threat that demands an answer at that table power level. In Pauper, where the bar for three-mana commons is high and aggro decks want consistent pressure, there are faster and less maintenance-heavy options. Pioneer and Modern have both moved past early vehicle designs — newer vehicles either crew cheaper, come with better stats, or both. The only real home is a dedicated vehicle or artifact-matters Commander deck where the crew cost doubles as a synergy trigger.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Renegade Freighter is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and sleeve space, not scarcity. Don't expect it to move; the vehicle type has been heavily reprinted and upgraded, so there's no supply pressure pushing this above bulk floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.