Buckle Up Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Jace, Architect of Thought is a four-mana planeswalker that shrinks attackers and digs for cards. It is played in about one Kotori deck in seventeen.

Mu Yanling, Wind Rider is a 2/4 Legendary Human Wizard Pilot for {2}{U}{U}. When it enters it creates a 3/2 colorless Vehicle artifact token with crew 1, your Vehicles have flying, and whenever one or more creatures you control with flying deal combat damage to a player you draw a card. A four-drop that makes a Vehicle, gives them all flying and draws cards.

Arcanist's Owl is a four-mana 3/3 flying artifact creature that finds an artifact or enchantment. It is played in about one Kotori deck in ten.

Kitsune Ace is a 2/2 Fox Pilot for {1}{W}. Whenever a Vehicle you control attacks, you choose one: that Vehicle gains first strike until end of turn, or untap Kitsune Ace. A two-drop that crews a Vehicle, then untaps to crew another.

Myrsmith is a two-mana 2/1 that makes Myr tokens when you cast artifact spells and pay {1}. It is played in about one Kotori deck in seven.

Hotshot Mechanic is a 2/1 Fox Pilot artifact creature for {W}. It crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater. A one-drop that crews as a power 4 creature, enough for almost any Vehicle on its own.

Fellwar Stone is a two-mana rock that taps for a color an opponent's land could produce. It is played in about one Kotori deck in three, with weak synergy.

Reckoner Bankbuster is a 4/4 Vehicle for {2}. It enters with three charge counters, and for {2}, a tap and a counter you draw a card. When the last counter is removed you create a Treasure and a 1/1 Pilot token. A two-mana Vehicle that draws three cards and then makes a Pilot.

Release to Memory is a four-mana instant that exiles an opponent's graveyard and makes Spirits. It is played in about one Kotori deck in six.

From Father to Son is a {1}{W} sorcery that searches your library for a Vehicle card and puts it into your hand, and with flashback {4}{W}{W}{W} it puts that Vehicle onto the battlefield instead. A two-mana tutor for the best Vehicle that you can use again late.

Cataclysmic Gearhulk is a five-mana 4/5 that makes each player sacrifice all but one artifact, creature, enchantment and planeswalker. It is played in about one Kotori deck in six.

Voyager Quickwelder is a 2/4 Robot Artificer artifact creature for {2}{W}. Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less. A three-drop that makes every Vehicle cheaper and counts as an artifact creature for Kotori's lifelink.

Ironsoul Enforcer is a five-mana 4/4 that returns an artifact when it attacks alone. It is played in about one Kotori deck in six.

Cid, Freeflier Pilot is a 2/2 Legendary Human Warrior Pilot for {1}{W}. Equipment and Vehicle spells you cast cost {1} less, it has flying during your turn, and for {2} and a tap you return target Equipment or Vehicle card from your graveyard to your hand. A two-drop that makes Vehicles cheaper, flies and recurs them.

Riddlesmith is a two-mana 2/1 that loots whenever you cast an artifact spell. It is played in about one Kotori deck in five.

Consulate Dreadnought is a 7/11 Vehicle for {1} with crew 6. Kotori gives every Vehicle crew 2, so a one-mana 7/11 is crewed by two small creatures.

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle is a four-mana 2/2 flyer that returns a cheap creature whenever you cast a historic spell. It is played in about one Kotori deck in four.

Padeem, Consul of Innovation is a 1/4 Legendary Vedalken Artificer for {3}{U}. Artifacts you control have hexproof, and at the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the greatest mana value or tied for it, you draw a card. A four-drop that protects every Vehicle and draws a card each upkeep.

Whirler Rogue is a four-mana 2/2 that makes two Thopters and can make a creature unblockable. It is played in about one Kotori deck in four.

Salvation Engine is a 6/10 Vehicle for {4}{W} with crew 6. Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2, and whenever it attacks you return up to one target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield. With Kotori it is crewed by two creatures, and it makes every artifact creature bigger.

Raiders' Karve is a three-mana 4/4 Vehicle that puts the top card of your library onto the battlefield if it is a land. It is played in about one Kotori deck in four.

Mechtitan Core is a 2/4 Vehicle for {2} with crew 2. For {5}, exiling it and four other artifact creatures and/or Vehicles, you create Mechtitan, a legendary 10/10 flying, vigilance, trample, lifelink, haste Construct, and when it leaves the battlefield the exiled cards return. A cheap Vehicle with a game-ending finisher.

Exotic Orchard taps for a color an opponent's land could produce. It is played in about two Kotori decks in five, but it can fail to make colored mana in a two-player game.

Mech Hangar taps for {C}, or for one mana of any color that must be spent to cast a Pilot or Vehicle spell, and for {3} and a tap it makes target Vehicle an artifact creature until end of turn. A land that fixes for your Vehicles and crews one for you.