<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Setzer, Wandering Gambler" href="#" target="_blank">Setzer, Wandering Gambler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CNorikatsu+Miyoshi%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Norikatsu Miyoshi</a></em></p>
<p>Whenever a new Commander product comes out, the legend that’s on the front of the box, as well as the backup commander, tend to hog the spotlight. Which means that the other new legendary creatures from the deck can fall by the wayside. That is especially true this time around, since the <em><a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/fin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Final Fantasy</a></em> commander decks brought a total of 65 new legends to the format.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Setzer, Wandering Gambler"></div></div>
<p>One such legend that got left on the side of the road is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Setzer, Wandering Gambler" href="#" target="_blank">Setzer, Wandering Gambler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a Rakdos (<span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>)commander that cares about both flipping coins and driving Vehicles; which is such a fun combo!</p>
<p>So join me, Tyler ‘Savesya’ Bucks, as I cover this wild deck list that you can pick up right now for less than $40.</p>
<h2>The Commander - Setzer, Wandering Gambler</h2>
<p>Hailing from <em>Final Fantasy VI</em>, we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Setzer, Wandering Gambler" href="#" target="_blank">Setzer, Wandering Gambler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which perfectly melds flavor and mechanics together on one card. In the game, this character runs a casino out of his traveling airship, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Blackjack" href="#" target="_blank">The Blackjack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Blackjack"></div></div>
<p>Not only does this commander make that Vehicle token when he enters, but he also adds some gambling to the mix.</p>
<p>Creating two tapped Treasures for each coin flip you win is very powerful, especially when you flip a coin anytime one of your Vehicles hits an opponent. I warn you, once you get a taste of this deck, you’re going to want more.</p>
<p>This article started as one of my normal <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/jenova-ancient-calamity-build-a-team-of-mutants-on-a-budget" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 Cards for Under $14</a> lists, but I couldn’t stop myself from building out an entire 99.</p>
<p>While I was putting the deck together, the <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/edge-of-eternities-rules-update-vehicles-can-be-commanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news came out that legendary Vehicles will be legal as your commander</a> starting with <em><a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/eoe">Edge of Eternities</a></em>. It was very fitting that I was putting together this fun list at the time, because my hype levels went through the roof.</p>
<p>Even though a Vehicle technically isn't leading this deck, the fact that the commander comes with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Blackjack" href="#" target="_blank">The Blackjack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a legendary Vehicle, feels close enough, right?</p>
<p>That being said, let's take a look at some of the other great Vehicles that fill out this decklist.</p>
<h2>The Vehicles</h2>
<p>Since your commander’s trigger is so strong, having a garage full of Vehicles is paramount for building this deck. First up, let's check out some great rides that ramp you.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Regalia" href="#" target="_blank">The Regalia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mobile Homestead" href="#" target="_blank">Mobile Homestead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cultivator&#039;s Caravan" href="#" target="_blank">Cultivator&#039;s Caravan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Regalia"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mobile Homestead"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cultivator&#039;s Caravan"></div></div>
<p>There’s also plenty of ways to dig further into your deck, while making you those Treasures along the way.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Weatherlight" href="#" target="_blank">Weatherlight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smuggler&#039;s Copter" href="#" target="_blank">Smuggler&#039;s Copter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mighty Servant of Leuk-o" href="#" target="_blank">Mighty Servant of Leuk-o</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Weatherlight"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Smuggler&#039;s Copter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mighty Servant of Leuk-o"></div></div>
<p>Every deck needs a good level of removal, and these Vehicles can help with that as well.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Demonic Junker" href="#" target="_blank">Demonic Junker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Midnight Crusader Shuttle" href="#" target="_blank">Midnight Crusader Shuttle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skysovereign, Consul Flagship" href="#" target="_blank">Skysovereign, Consul Flagship</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Demonic Junker"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Midnight Crusader Shuttle"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skysovereign, Consul Flagship"></div></div>
<h2>The "Crewers"</h2>
<p>What’s a Vehicle without its pilot? This deck is filled with some really great “crewers” that ensure you always have someone to jump behind the wheel.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Speedway Fanatic" href="#" target="_blank">Speedway Fanatic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dynamite Diver" href="#" target="_blank">Dynamite Diver</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deathless Pilot" href="#" target="_blank">Deathless Pilot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Speedway Fanatic"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dynamite Diver"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deathless Pilot"></div></div>
<p>There’s also a few interesting creatures that can pull double duty in this deck. Either being a driver, or a value player.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ingenious Artillerist" href="#" target="_blank">Ingenious Artillerist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Marionette Apprentice" href="#" target="_blank">Marionette Apprentice</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forerunner of Slaughter" href="#" target="_blank">Forerunner of Slaughter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ingenious Artillerist"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Marionette Apprentice"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Forerunner of Slaughter"></div></div>
<p>That last card, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forerunner of Slaughter" href="#" target="_blank">Forerunner of Slaughter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, has some interesting synergies in this deck. Not only does it have high power, making it great to crew with, but it also gives you the opportunity to pay one mana and give that colorless Vehicle it just jumped in haste!</p>
<h2>Coin Flipping and Finishers</h2>
<p>Even though coin flipping will happen often in this deck, I didn't want to devote too many slots to that subtheme. Of course, if you have a random <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Krark&#039;s Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> laying around, be sure to include it in this list!</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goblin Traprunner" href="#" target="_blank">Goblin Traprunner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fighting Chance" href="#" target="_blank">Fighting Chance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tavern Scoundrel" href="#" target="_blank">Tavern Scoundrel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goblin Traprunner"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fighting Chance"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tavern Scoundrel"></div></div>
<p>Finally, we need to close out the game somehow, so here are just a few of the heavy hitting cards you can use to run over the rest of the table with.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cybership" href="#" target="_blank">Cybership</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Start Your Engines" href="#" target="_blank">Start Your Engines</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brotherhood Vertibird" href="#" target="_blank">Brotherhood Vertibird</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cybership"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Start Your Engines"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brotherhood Vertibird"></div></div>
<h2>Setzer, Wandering Gambler Deck List</h2>
<p>The fun doesn’t stop there; the whole deck is filled with great hidden gems that work well with Setzer. So, be sure to check out the list here, and then go to <a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/13901045/setzer_wandering_gambler_edhrec_article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archidekt to playtest the deck yourself!</a></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Budget Setzer, Wandering Gambler Deck" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Setzer, Wandering Gambler
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
*1 Clockwork Droid
*1 Crime Novelist
*1 Deathless Pilot
*1 Dynamite Diver
*1 Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative
*1 Forerunner of Slaughter
*1 Foundry Inspector
*1 Goblin Traprunner
*1 Ingenious Artillerist
*1 King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
*1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
*1 Marionette Apprentice
*1 Mastermind Plum
*1 Pain Seer
*1 Reckless Velocitaur
*1 Rose, Cutthroat Raider
*1 Speedway Fanatic
*1 Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader
*1 Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
*1 Tavern Scoundrel
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Adventurer&#039;s Airship
*1 Apocalypse Runner
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Brotherhood Vertibird
*1 Cultivator&#039;s Caravan
*1 Cybership
*1 Demonic Junker
*1 Dermotaxi
*1 Fleetwheel Cruiser
*1 Gastal Thrillroller
*1 Ghost Ark
*1 High-Speed Hoverbike
*1 Honeymoon Hearse
*1 Midnight Crusader Shuttle
*1 Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
*1 Mobile Homestead
*1 Ovalchase Dragster
*1 Phantom Train
*1 RMS Titanic
*1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
*1 Smuggler&#039;s Copter
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Falcon, Airship Restored
*1 The Regalia
*1 Thundering Chariot
*1 Untethered Express
*1 Weatherlight
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Curse of Opulence
*1 Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain
[/Enchantments]
[Instants]
*1 Demand Answers
*1 Fanatical Offering
*1 Fighting Chance
*1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
*1 Wild Magic Surge
*1 Zoyowa&#039;s Justice
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Back on Track
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Stargaze
*1 Start Your Engines
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Canyon Slough
*1 Command Tower
*1 Conduit Pylons
*1 Dragonskull Summit
*1 Drossforge Bridge
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Foreboding Ruins
*1 Foul Roads
*1 Mech Hangar
*11 Mountain
*1 Promising Vein
*1 Restless Vents
*1 Rocky Roads
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Shadowblood Ridge
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*1 Sulfurous Springs
*8 Swamp
*1 Temple of Malice
*1 The Gold Saucer
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>A Few More Cards to Highlight</h2>
<p>Even though Rakdos isn’t the usual color combo for a Vehicle deck, you can see that there’s plenty of great cards you get access to, especially in black. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="King Macar, the Gold-Cursed" href="#" target="_blank">King Macar, the Gold-Cursed</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pain Seer" href="#" target="_blank">Pain Seer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> having inspired makes for a great combo with all that crewing. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Okiba Reckoner Raid" href="#" target="_blank">Okiba Reckoner Raid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Apocalypse Runner" href="#" target="_blank">Apocalypse Runner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are interesting ways to give some evasion, which can in turn makes you more Treasures.</p>
<p>Then cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Falcon, Airship Restored" href="#" target="_blank">The Falcon, Airship Restored</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Back on Track" href="#" target="_blank">Back on Track</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can give more options for recurring your big threats.</p>
<p>Of course, we can’t overlook those <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/bot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transformers</a> cards, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Starscream, Power Hungry" href="#" target="_blank">Starscream, Power Hungry</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flamewar, Brash Veteran" href="#" target="_blank">Flamewar, Brash Veteran</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Both give you ways to draw some additional cards, while also being Vehicles that don’t have to be crewed on their other sides.</p>
<p>Finally, I just want to shout out some more great role-players I found while putting this list together. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mastermind Plum" href="#" target="_blank">Mastermind Plum</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is incredible in the late game, when you can double and even triple spell with your Treasures, drawing you cards on each cast. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rose, Cutthroat Raider" href="#" target="_blank">Rose, Cutthroat Raider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> not only adds to your artifact count, but also brings you both mana and card advantage just for attacking your opponents.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swashbuckler Extraordinaire" href="#" target="_blank">Swashbuckler Extraordinaire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives your Treasures additional utility by adding double strike to your creatures, which will in-turn trigger your commander's coin flipping a few more times.</p>
<p>Both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Marionette Apprentice" href="#" target="_blank">Marionette Apprentice</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ingenious Artillerist" href="#" target="_blank">Ingenious Artillerist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> help you weaponize those Treasures whenever they enter or go to the graveyard, which just pressures your opponents' life totals even more than before.</p>
<h2>In Closing</h2>
<p>So, there you have it, a budget Rakdos Vehicle deck led by Setzer, Wandering Gambler that’s an absolute blast to pilot!</p>
<p>Let me know in the comments which cards you would include in this list. Feel free to throw out some non-budget options as well, just in case someone wants to drop more than this deck’s $40 price tag. Good luck out there, and may your coins land how you call 'em!</p>


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A Super Fun Setzer, Wandering Gambler Budget Deck | Coin Flips & Vehicles Galore