Crew
| Crew | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Activated |
| Introduced | Kaladesh |
| Last used | Ixalan |
| Reminder Text | Crew N (Tap any number of untapped creatures you control with total power N or greater: This permanent becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.) |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Crew" | |
Crew is a keyword ability introduced in Kaladesh to enable the vehicle artifact subtype. It allows vehicles to become artifact creatures until end of turn.[1] It was also used in Aether Revolt.[2][3] and Ixalan[4] which made the mechanic Crew available in two different non-neighbouring blocks in Standard. It was also used for the Weatherlight in Dominaria.[5]
Description
To activate the crew ability, tap any number of creatures you control with total power equal to or greater than the crew number. Because the crew ability doesn't use the tap symbol, you can tap any untapped creature you control, even one that just entered the battlefield. You can even tap an animated Vehicle to crew another Vehicle.
Crew evolved from a "location" mechanic, originally envisioned for Ixalan.[6] The mechanic was first previewed on the card Ovalchase Dragster at Pax West 2016.[7]
Rules
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 702.122. Crew
- 702.122a Crew is an activated ability of Vehicle cards. “Crew N” means “Tap any number of other untapped creatures you control with total power N or greater: This permanent becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.”
- 702.122b A creature “crews a Vehicle” when it’s tapped to pay the cost to activate a Vehicle’s crew ability.
- 702.122c If an effect states that a creature “can’t crew Vehicles,” that creature can’t be tapped to pay the crew cost of a Vehicle.
- 702.122d Some Vehicles have abilities that trigger when they become crewed. “Whenever [this Vehicle] becomes crewed” means “Whenever a crew ability of [this Vehicle] resolves.” If that ability has an intervening “if” clause that refers to information about the creatures that crewed it, it means only creatures that were tapped to pay the cost of the crew ability that caused it to trigger.
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Crew
- A keyword ability that lets you tap creatures to turn a Vehicle into an artifact creature. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 702.122, “Crew.”