Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Flying
Whenever Skysovereign enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $2.19
- EDHREC rank
- #2576
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship enters the battlefield and immediately shoots down a creature or planeswalker for 3 damage, then swings as a 6/5 flying Vehicle that pings again on each attack — it's a removal spell stapled to a finisher. The 5-mana cost is real, but Greasefang, Okiba Boss decks reanimate it for free and make that cost irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss exists to reanimate Skysovereign, Consul Flagship at the start of combat, skipping the 5-mana cost entirely and immediately crewing it with Greasefang to trigger the 3-damage ping — that's a removal shot plus a 6/5 attacker on the same turn, often as early as turn three.
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran care about Vehicles with high mana value, and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship at 5 sits squarely in that sweet spot — Balthier and Fran can tutor it directly onto the battlefield, bypassing the casting cost and landing the ETB ping immediately.
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy gives Vehicles crew 1 and lifelink during your turn, turning Skysovereign, Consul Flagship into a lifelinking 6/5 flier that pings on every attack — Kotori makes crewing trivial and compounds the value every combat step.
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster rewards casting high-mana-value spells, and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship at 5 triggers that payoff reliably while also providing a built-in removal shot on entry — it does work both as a Kolodin trigger and as a standalone threat.
Miles "Tails" Prower
Miles "Tails" Prower wants a wide, crewable Vehicle suite, and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship is the top end of that package — the repeatable 3-damage ping on attacks lets Miles "Tails" Prower decks clear blockers and pressure planeswalkers without spending additional cards.
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 |
Commander is where Skysovereign, Consul Flagship does its best work, slotting into any Vehicle-focused strategy as a removal piece, a finisher, or a reanimation target. In Pioneer and Modern, it's a fringe threat — powerful enough on rate but too slow and too conditional on crew for competitive non-Vehicle shells. Legacy and Vintage have better options at every point on the curve, and the lack of immediate protection means it rarely sees serious play there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander experience on a smaller scale, particularly in Greasefang shells that replicate the same reanimation lines.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.19 cheap tier
At $2.19, Skysovereign, Consul Flagship is a genuine bargain for a card that appears in over six thousand Greasefang, Okiba Boss decks alone. That price is unlikely to climb dramatically without a reprint scare, but it's already cheap enough that there's no reason to wait on picking one up.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Greasefang, Okiba Boss
- Balthier and Fran
- Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Miles "Tails" Prower
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.