Specimen Freighter
Artifact — Spacecraft
When this Spacecraft enters, return up to two target non-Spacecraft creatures to their owners' hands.
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 9+.)
9+ | Flying
Whenever this Spacecraft attacks, defending player mills four cards.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #15207
Specimen Freighter is a 4/3 vehicle that crews for 2 and deals 4 damage to players on attack — solid stats for the cost, but four mana for a creature that isn't a creature until you tap something into it is a tough sell in formats where that slot is contested. It's a budget role-player in dedicated vehicle or crew-matters builds, and a bench-warmer everywhere else.
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 |
Specimen Freighter sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where four-mana threats need to win the game, not swing for four. Standard is its most realistic home, where vehicle synergies occasionally surface in aggressive shells and the card pool is shallow enough that a 4/3 beater carries more weight. In Commander, Specimen Freighter is a fringe inclusion — it needs a crew-matters commander or a critical mass of artifact synergies to justify the slot, and most such decks can find more efficient vehicles or payoffs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Specimen Freighter is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother buying a single copy. That price reflects real demand: this card doesn't move the needle in any format, so don't expect the floor to rise.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.