Rocketeer Boostbuggy DFT 0220 · uncommon

Take it when

Play useful early creatures, then spend later mana on exhaust upgrades while Treasure and cost reductions help turn spare resources into pressure.

What to take next

Develop Rocketeer Boostbuggy and Boom Scholar, then use the Scholar's generic discount on a different permanent's exhaust. An animated Boostbuggy can attack for Treasure while creatures stay available.

Wrong pick

Exhaust is once per individual ability, not once per turn. A discounted activation still needs every colored symbol, and Boom Scholar does not reduce its own exhaust cost.

Mana & splash

Keep the colored sources needed for early spells. A synergy payoff does not automatically justify a splash.

Interactions from the card text, not a ranking.

Greasewrench GoblinStart with a useful one-mana attacker, then spend its single exhaust activation to trade unwanted cards and add a counter. The discard also supports the blue-red discard payoffs.

Prowcatcher SpecialistHaste lets the two-drop attack immediately. Its one exhaust activation adds two permanent counters, so spend spare mana when the larger body affects combat rather than treating it as repeatable growth.

Run OverYour creature deals damage without taking fight damage. A Mount or crewed Vehicle can reduce the cost, but losing your chosen creature before resolution prevents its damage.

One-pick Draft

A crew-1 Vehicle can generate Treasure when it attacks. Exhaust permanently animates and grows it once, letting future creatures attack or block instead of spending their taps on crew.

Sealed vs Draft

A crew-1 Vehicle can generate Treasure when it attacks. Exhaust permanently animates and grows it once, letting future creatures attack or block instead of spending their taps on crew.