Pilot
| Pilot | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced | Kaladesh |
| Last used | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Pilot is a job that was introduced in Kaladesh.[1]
Description
Pilots are proficient at crewing Vehicles. Creatures with the type generally have an ability that care about Vehicles, but the breadth of design means the abilities can't be summarized easily. There is also an associated typal land, Mech Hangar.
Recurrent Pilot abilities have been:
- An ability that is triggered by becoming tapped (six Pilots)
- An improved Crewing capacity (seven Pilots, plus many Pilot token makers)
- Granting an ability or stat boost when crewing a Vehicle (six Pilots)
- Passively granting an ability or a stat boost to all Vehicles (six Pilots)
Pilots are primarily red and white.
History
Several cards from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty and its accompanying commander set create pilot tokens that crew vehicles as if their power were two greater. Later on, Aetherdrift introduced pilot tokens which are identical to their Kamigawan predecessors except that their ability now additionally functioned when saddling Mounts. However, the older pilots aren't to be errata'd.[2][3] This same additional text occurred on several Pilot creatures, and some abilities of Pilots also referred to Mounts.
Notable Pilots
- The Edge
- Unknown plane
- Captain Rex Nebula
Errata
With the introduction of the type, the decision was made to not retroactively apply it to Goblin Test Pilot from Dragon's Maze because it can't crew vehicles.[4] However, this change was reversed, and the creature type was added with the rules update for Aether Revolt.[5]
Tokens
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 
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Creature — Pilot | 1/1 | This creature crews Vehicles as if its power were 2 greater. | ||
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Creature — Pilot | 1/1 | This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power was 2 greater. |
References
- ↑ Matt Tabak (September 2, 2016). "Kaladesh Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2025). "Noticed that the Pilot tokens made by Valor's Flagship include saddle in their rules text.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 23, 2025). "Are pilots from kamigawa NEO being errata'd to be able to saddle like the aetherdrift ones?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 20, 2016). "Why wasn't Goblin Test Pilot given the Pilot subtype when Kaladesh came out?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (January 20, 2017). "Aether Revolt Update Bulletin — Oracle Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-01-10.
