Thundering Chariot
Artifact — Vehicle
First strike, trample, haste
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #19550
Thundering Chariot hands your commander trample and haste for four mana, which means it attacks the turn it enters and punches through chump blockers. It's a fine equipment for aggressive commander builds, nothing more.
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 |
Thundering Chariot is a Commander card — full stop. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, four mana for haste and trample on an equipment is far too slow when creatures can just have those abilities printed on them. Commander is where the math changes: your commander is always available, equip costs are a one-time investment, and a single large trample hit matters enormously in a multiplayer game. Equipment synergy commanders like Balan, Wandering Knight or Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale turn Thundering Chariot into a free or near-free upgrade, which is where it earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Thundering Chariot is deep bulk — you're more likely to find it in a bulk bin than pay for shipping. It won't hold or gain value, but at that price point the question is never cost, it's whether the effect earns a slot over the next equipment in line.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.