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Format: Commander

Commander: Kotori, Pilot Prodigy

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

Kotori, Pilot Prodigy leads an Azorius Vehicle deck that converts undercosted, high-stat Vehicles into resilient, agile threats. Kotori's static ability reduces all crew costs to Crew 2, allowing cheap pilots, tokens, or Kotori herself to pilot massive craft like Consulate Dreadnought, Colossal Plow, and Reaver Titan. At the beginning of combat, Kotori grants lifelink and vigilance to an artifact creature, which generates high life buffers and lets massive attackers stay back on defense. Card draw engines such as Shorikai, Genesis Engine, Bident of Thassa, and The Indomitable maintain hand size, while keyword amplifiers like Odric, Lunarch Marshal and Nykthos Paragon turn combat swings into overwhelming pressure. Premium protection spells including Teferi's Protection and Clever Concealment shield the board against sweepers. The deck wins by delivering devastating combat damage across turns 6 through 8, breaking through stalled boards with Akroma's Will or an overloaded Cyclonic Rift.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Amonkhet Raceway
  • 1 Anchor to Reality
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armed and Armored
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Born to Drive
  • 1 Canyon Vaulter
  • 1 Captain America, Living Legend
  • 1 Cid, Freeflier Pilot
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Cloudspire Captain
  • 1 Colossal Plow
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consulate Dreadnought
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Fleetwheel Cruiser
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 From Father to Son
  • 1 Gearshift Ace
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glimmervoid
  • 1 Guidelight Matrix
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Interface Ace
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kitsune Ace
  • 1 Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
  • 1 Lita, Mechanical Engineer
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Master Transmuter
  • 1 Mech Hangar
  • 1 Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
  • 1 Military Intelligence
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mobilizer Mech
  • 1 Mu Yanling, Wind Rider
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 N'Yami-Class Mother Ship
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 One with the Machine
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Passenger Ferry
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Prodigy's Prototype
  • 1 Reaver Titan
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Renowned Weaponsmith
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rover Blades
  • 1 Salvation Engine
  • 1 Sanwell, Avenger Ace
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Surgehacker Mech
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Indomitable
  • 1 The Mightstone and Weakstone
  • 1 The Regalia
  • 1 Thundersteel Colossus
  • 1 Tune Up
  • 1 Urza, Lord Protector
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Voyager Quickwelder
  • 1 Whir of Invention
  • 1 Winds of Abandon