First printed in Neon Dynasty Commander (2022)

All 4 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1880, 2025
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #98095, 2022 (digital)
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #4, 2022
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #76, 2022

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

1 generic , tap : Draw two cards, then discard a card. Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
Crew 8 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 8 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

8/8

Illustrated by: Wisnu Tan

Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker
Restricted in: Duel Commander
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 5.98 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

32 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Intruder Alarm + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Intruder Alarm + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite card draw…: Mind Over Matter + Shorikai, Genesis Engine + Teferi's Ageless Insight
Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite card draw…: Alhammarret's Archive + Mind Over Matter + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Intruder Alarm + Phyrexian Altar + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Ashnod's Altar + Mind Over Matter + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite card draw…: Mind Over Matter + Shorikai, Genesis Engine + Thought Reflection
Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Mind Over Matter + Phyrexian Altar + Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Shorikai, Genesis Engine + Thornbite Staff
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Phyrexian Altar + Shorikai, Genesis Engine + Thornbite Staff

See all 32 on Commander Spellbook

Commander In 17 of 6520 decks (0.3%), most in Marneus Calgar

Share of decks

0.3%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

17 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Marneus Calgar	0.8%	2%
Jace, Multiverse Architect	0.2%	7%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine	0.2%	100%
Raffine, Scheming Seer	0.1%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Smothering Tithe	100%	2.7
Silence	100%	2.2
Arcane Signet	100%	1.6
Mystic Remora	100%	1.5
Command Tower	100%	1.2
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Hallowed Fountain	94%	7.3
Fellwar Stone	94%	2.8
Tundra	94%	2.7
Enlightened Tutor	94%	2.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Brandon Lucia (Pinnacle) in The Mox Beneath the Mountain	2-3 40%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Julian C in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W3	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Julian C, 2 Nov	1 main	#17 of 29 1-1
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Igor Erzak, 31 Oct	1 main	#26 of 31 0-2
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Julian C, 26 Oct	1 main	#11 of 23 1-4
Raffine, Scheming Seer Brandon Kawamura, 26 Oct	1 main	#21 of 23 0-4
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Nathan Porter, 25 Oct	1 main	#24 of 28 0-3
Shorikai, Genesis Engine MF DON, 25 Oct	1 main	#24 of 59 1-3
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Igor Erzak, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 (top 8) of 39 3-1
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Asa Park, 24 Oct	1 main	#62 of 65 0-4

Duel Commander In 7 of 111 decks (6.3%), most in Jace, Multiverse Architect

Staple: main deck, 8% of decks (#335)

Share of decks

6.3%

▼ 1.3 vs previous 30 days