Spire Mechcycle
Artifact — Vehicle
Haste
Exhaust — Tap another untapped Mount or Vehicle you control: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Mount and/or Vehicle you control other than this Vehicle. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
Crew 2
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #15419
Spire Mechcycle puts a Vehicle on the battlefield and draws you a card for three mana — that's a two-for-one that scales with how many Vehicles your deck wants. Balthier and Fran turns that tutor-and-draw into a repeatable engine, making this an easy inclusion in any deck built around crewing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran rewards you for playing and crewing Vehicles, so Spire Mechcycle does double duty — it finds the exact Vehicle you need while replacing itself, keeping the engine running without a dead turn.
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster cares about casting and copying spells, and Spire Mechcycle gives that shell a consistent way to fetch the right Vehicle while generating card advantage on the same line.
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force pushes aggressive Vehicle strategies, and Spire Mechcycle fills the role of consistency piece — finding a key crew target while replacing itself so you don't fall behind on cards.
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 |
In Commander, Spire Mechcycle is a role-player, not a staple — it earns its slot only in dedicated Vehicle decks where fetching the right crew target at the right time matters. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it sits firmly on the fringe; Vehicle decks exist but rarely need a three-mana tutor-draw when cheaper redundancy is available. Standard is where it has the most room to breathe if a Vehicle archetype is well-supported in the current card pool. Legacy and Vintage have no practical interest in Spire Mechcycle — the power bar is simply too high for a three-mana cantrip tutor to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Spire Mechcycle is pure bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're building a Vehicle deck. Bulk rares with narrow synergy applications rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap utility piece rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Balthier and Fran
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Samut, the Driving Force
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.