Thundersteel Colossus
Artifact — Vehicle
Trample, haste
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
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #10992
Thundersteel Colossus lands as a 9/9 trample, haste, indestructible for nine mana — a stat line that ends games on the spot if it connects. The cost is that nine mana is a lot to ask, which is why Greasefang, Okiba Boss builds are the natural home: they cheat it into the red zone without ever paying full price.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss returns a Vehicle from the graveyard and crews it, and Thundersteel Colossus is the highest-ceiling target in that package — a 9/9 with trample, haste, and indestructible that attacks the same turn it arrives and laughs at combat tricks.
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 |
In Commander, Thundersteel Colossus is a finisher for reanimator and Vehicle strategies — it doesn't generate value on its own, so you want either a Greasefang, Okiba Boss engine or a dedicated cheat-into-play shell around it. In Pioneer and Modern, nine mana is unplayable on rate alone; any deck running it is reanimating it, not casting it, and even then faster threats compete for that slot. Pauper legality is technically on the books but irrelevant — this is not a commons-format card. Legacy and Vintage have no reason to look at Thundersteel Colossus when Emrakul variants and Griselbrand exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Thundersteel Colossus sits squarely in bulk territory, which makes sense for a card with a narrow home and no crossover demand. Bulk rares with a clear spike condition — breaking into a top Greasefang, Okiba Boss list or a Standard-legal Vehicle shell — can move fast, but absent that catalyst, don't expect this to climb.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.