EDH Optimizer
Valor's Flagship
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 4WWW
Color identity: White
Valor's Flagship is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, first strike, lifelink
Crew 3
Cycling {X}{2}{W} ({X}{2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, create X 1/1 colorless Pilot creature tokens with "This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
Reference price of the card: €0.50
Average lands in decks for Valor's Flagship: 37
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Build your Valor's Flagship deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Valor's Flagship 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Valor's Flagship deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed55
- Interaction47
- Resilience78
- Closing70
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (14 nonbasic, 23 Plains)
Swords to Plowshares · Sol Ring · Blacksmith's Skill · Salvation Engine · Aerial Surveyor · Peacewalker Colossus · Alacrian Armory · Arcane Signet · Born to Drive · Cid, Freeflier Pilot · Guidelight Matrix · Interface Ace · One Last Job · Parhelion II · The Queen of Dale · Armed and Armored · Austere Command · Hotshot Mechanic · Keeper of the Accord · Loran of the Third Path · Loran's Escape · Pearl Medallion · Solemn Simulacrum · The Eternity Elevator · Air Response Unit · Angel of the Ruins · Brilliant Restoration · Dispatch · Hedron Archive · Path to Exile · Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier · Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Voyager Quickwelder · Wrath of God · Dig Site Inventory · Bronze Guardian · Campfire · Canyon Vaulter · Elspeth, Sun's Champion · Final Showdown · Foundry Inspector · Gearshift Ace · Ironsoul Enforcer · Lightwheel Enhancements · Mass Calcify · Organic Extinction · Platoon Dispenser · Reckoner Bankbuster · Roadside Assistance · Spotcycle Scouter · Thran Dynamo · Tune Up · Ambrosia Whiteheart · Authority of the Consuls · Broadcast Rambler · Colossal Plow · Darksteel Juggernaut · Esper Sentinel · Lifecraft Engine · Nesting Bot · Reprieve · Sanwell, Avenger Ace · Buried Ruin · Country Roads · Mech Hangar · Rogue's Passage · Command Beacon · Guildless Commons · War Room · Ancient Den · Monumental Henge · Cabaretti Courtyard · Castle Ardenvale · Promising Vein · Terramorphic Expanse · Abandoned Air Temple
🃏 Recommended cards for Valor's Flagship
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Valor's Flagship, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Engine | 63% | +62% |
| Blacksmith's Skill | 63% | +57% |
| Country Roads | 56% | +56% |
| Mech Hangar | 56% | +56% |
| Peacewalker Colossus | 56% | +56% |
| Aerial Surveyor | 56% | +55% |
| Guidelight Matrix | 50% | +50% |
| Alacrian Armory | 50% | +50% |
| Born to Drive | 50% | +50% |
| Interface Ace | 50% | +50% |
| One Last Job | 50% | +49% |
| Parhelion II | 50% | +49% |
| Buried Ruin | 56% | +47% |
| Cid, Freeflier Pilot | 50% | +45% |
| Armed and Armored | 44% | +44% |
| Hotshot Mechanic | 44% | +43% |
| The Queen of Dale | 50% | +43% |
| Guildless Commons | 44% | +40% |
| The Eternity Elevator | 40% | +38% |
| Air Response Unit | 38% | +37% |
| Loran's Escape | 44% | +36% |
| Command Beacon | 44% | +36% |
| Voyager Quickwelder | 38% | +35% |
| Hedron Archive | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Valor's Flagship deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Salvation Engine
- Blacksmith's Skill
- Country Roads
- Mech Hangar
- Peacewalker Colossus
- Aerial Surveyor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Loran's Escape
- Command Beacon
- Campfire
- Final Showdown
- Loran of the Third Path
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Queen of Dale
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Valor's Flagship
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Valor's Flagship's color identity?
Valor's Flagship is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Valor's Flagship come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Valor's Flagship deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 83 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Valor's Flagship deck run?
Real Valor's Flagship decks run 37 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Valor's Flagship?
The three highest-synergy cards are Salvation Engine, Blacksmith's Skill, Country Roads. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Valor's Flagship decks.
What combos does Valor's Flagship have?
Valor's Flagship has 1 known combo. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Valor's Flagship deck cost?
You can start cheap: Salvation Engine, Blacksmith's Skill, Country Roads are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.