Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic

Gameplan

Build a wide board of artifact creatures, hit players in combat to bank energy, then dump that energy on your end step into one or more flying Nalaar Aetherjet Vehicles that snowball into evasive threats. You lean on cheap artifact creatures and energy producers early, protect Pia, and convert your accumulated into an aerial army that closes games fast.

Key Cards

• Aetherworks Marvel — Turns banked energy directly into free spells, exploding Pia's energy surplus into bombs.
• Whirler Virtuoso — Spends energy to make Thopter tokens, fueling both your attack base and crew for Aetherjets.
• Aether Hub — Color-fixing land that also banks a starting energy counter to prime the engine.
• Reckless Fireweaver — Pings each opponent whenever an artifact enters, turning Vehicle and token production into reach damage.
• Skysovereign, Consul Flagship — A self-sufficient flying Vehicle that pings creatures or planeswalkers and rewards your Vehicle theme.
• Greasefang style crew payoffs aside, Smuggler's Copter — Cheap evasive Vehicle that loots and is trivial to crew, smoothing draws while attacking.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the energy base with Aether Hub, Servant of the Conduit, Voltaic Servant, and Harnessed Lightning so Pia always has fuel, then add Vehicle and artifact payoffs like Smuggler's Copter, Skysovereign, and Reckless Fireweaver. Add fast artifact ramp (Sol Ring, Signets, Talismans) and card advantage (The Antiquities War, Inspiring Statuary) to avoid running dry, and consider an artifact-token finisher such as Marionette Master or Pia's own swarm plus an overrun effect like Craterhoof or Akroma's Will for explosive closes.