Captain Rex Nebula

Gameplan

Cast Captain Rex Nebula, then each combat turn one of your high-mana-value noncreature permanents (an enchantment, artifact, or planeswalker) into a beefy attacking Vehicle whose stats equal its mana value. Crew it for 2, swing for big damage, and let Crash Land's die roll occasionally nuke a player or threat for extra reach. You win by stacking expensive permanents that double as evasive beaters and grinding incremental damage.

Key Cards

• Krark-Clan Ironworks — A high-MV artifact engine that can attack as a Vehicle and feed sacrifice value when Crash Land fires.
• Cloudstone Curio — Recurs the permanents you animate or that get sacrificed, smoothing the variance of Crash Land.
• Reconnaissance — Lets your animated Vehicles attack safely and dodge bad blocks while still triggering combat and Crash Land.
• Mishra's Bauble — Cheap artifact you can animate as a tiny disposable attacker that still triggers combat synergies.
• Smothering Tithe — A high-MV enchantment that ramps you toward bigger bombs and can itself swing as a sizable Vehicle.
• Sram, Senior Edificer — Crews for 2 and refills your hand off the equipment and auras you load onto your animated threats.
• Krenko, Mob Boss — Generates a swarm of cheap crew bodies so you can always activate crew 2.

Upgrade Path

Raise your average noncreature mana value with impactful bombs (e.g., Smothering Tithe, big artifacts, planeswalkers) so animated Vehicles hit harder, and add evasion and protection like Reconnaissance and ward effects. Lean into recursion (Cloudstone Curio, Brought Back) to negate Crash Land sacrifices, and incorporate die-roll manipulation to control when Crash Land triggers. Tighten the mana base and add cheap, repeatable crew creatures so you never miss an attack step.