Great Gilded Boat
Great Gilded Boat2 U
Artifact — Vehicle
Whenever you attack, recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.) Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
rare4/4

Versions

Great Gilded Boat — Base #42
Base #42
Great Gilded Boat — Extended Art #291
Extended Art #291

Great Gilded Boat

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Limited summary

Three-mana 4/4 Vehicle that recruits every attack — a cheap, oversized body that generates a token and a loot each swing. Crew 2 is easy to meet, and the recruit tokens themselves can crew it next turn.

Roles

CreatureRole — Mainly provides a body on the board.Card AdvantageRole — Generates extra cards or value over time.EnablerSets up the condition its archetype's payoffs reward. Count your enablers before valuing payoffs highly.

Archetypes

Gameplay notes

Vehicles dodge sorcery-speed removal while uncrewed. Two 1/1 Soldier tokens exactly crew it, so the Boat sustains its own crew over time.

Key synergies

Bard, King of Dale
Bard, King of DaleComboA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Bard replaces each Boat recruit draw with two cards and doubles the Human Soldier token created when a nonland card is discarded, turning every attack into substantial card selection and two crew bodies.

The Chief Warg
The Chief WargEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Once crewed, Great Gilded Boat is a 4-power attacker that enables The Chief Warg's Ferocious attack trigger, so each attack produces both the Boat's recruit and the Warg's extra card.

Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Bilbo, Thief in the NightComboA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

When Bilbo and the Boat attack, you can resolve the Boat's recruit trigger first, discard an artifact, instant, or sorcery, and then immediately cast that card with Bilbo's attack trigger.

Eagle of the Great Shelf
Eagle of the Great ShelfArchetype SynergyBoth play complementary roles in the same Limited archetype.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The Boat recruits on attack, adding token bodies that make the Eagle's next swing bigger while both pressure the sky and ground.

Belladonna Took
Belladonna TookEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Every attack mints a recruit token that feeds Belladonna's once-per-turn value ladder.

Bard the Bowman
Bard the BowmanEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The Boat's attack recruit is a draw — with your draw step, that's the second card that triggers Bard every combat turn.

Master's Councillors
Master's CouncillorsEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The Boat recruits whenever you attack, making that loot your second draw and repeatedly triggering the Councillors' mill ability.

Wilderland Scrounger
Wilderland ScroungerEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

A crewed Great Gilded Boat is a 4-power creature that enables Puppyyyy's Ferocious attack trigger, while the Boat's recruit tokens give Puppyyyy's team-wide +1/+1 counters more bodies to enhance.

Ravenhill Flock
Ravenhill FlockEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Great Gilded Boat draws a card whenever you attack through recruit, giving Ravenhill Flock a +1/+1 counter on every combat turn while the Boat supplies ground pressure.

Bard's Company
Bard's CompanyArchetype SynergyBoth play complementary roles in the same Limited archetype.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Bard's Company pumps the Boat's recruited Human Soldier tokens, allowing each token to crew the Boat by itself, and its own recruit triggers add more bodies and card selection to the same attack-focused Human strategy.

Esgaroth Garrison
Esgaroth GarrisonDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The Garrison's variable power can easily crew the Boat by itself, and each attack with the Boat can recruit another token that permanently increases the Garrison's power.

Lakeshore Apothecary
Lakeshore ApothecaryEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Each attack with the Boat recruits, normally drawing the second card of your turn and placing a counter on Lakeshore Apothecary while potentially adding another Human.

Eagle's Rescue
Eagle's RescueEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Great Gilded Boat can recruit on every attack, repeatedly producing 1/1 Human tokens that qualify for Eagle's Rescue's graveyard ability and ensuring the Aura continues to have useful bodies to enhance.

Nighthowl Pursuer
Nighthowl PursuerEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

A crewed Great Gilded Boat satisfies Nighthowl Pursuer's Ferocious condition during combat, turning the one-drop into a 3/3 menace attacker while the Boat also pressures as a 4/4.

Ravening Warg
Ravening WargEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Crewing the Boat before attacking supplies the 4-power creature Ravening Warg needs for Ferocious, letting the Warg gain 2 life while the Boat attacks and recruits.

Wargling
WarglingEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The crewed Boat provides the 4 power needed for Wargling's attack trigger, which then grants trample to the entire attacking team, including the Boat and any larger recruited Humans.

Sound the Trumpets
Sound the TrumpetsArchetype SynergyBoth play complementary roles in the same Limited archetype.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

The Human Soldier made by Sound the Trumpets contributes toward crewing Great Gilded Boat, while both cards provide recruit triggers that build the same Human go-wide shell.

Wizard's Staff
Wizard's StaffDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

After the Boat is crewed, Wizard's Staff can be equipped to it so its attack-triggered recruit ability triggers twice, producing two loots and potentially two Human Soldier tokens. The Staff must be re-equipped after the Boat stops being a creature.

Nasty Little Rabbit
Nasty Little RabbitEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

Crewing Great Gilded Boat before the beginning-of-combat trigger makes it a 4-power creature, enabling Nasty Little Rabbit to receive its recurring +1/+1 counter.

Lake-town
Lake-townDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

The Boat repeatedly creates Human Soldier tokens, giving Lake-town reliable targets for its two +1/+1 counters; a boosted token can then crew the Boat alone.

Dwarven Provisioner
Dwarven ProvisionerArchetype SynergyBoth play complementary roles in the same Limited archetype.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

Dwarven Provisioner's team pump upgrades the Boat's recruited 1/1 Human Soldiers into 2-power creatures, allowing any one of them to crew the Boat by itself while improving the go-wide attack.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Wargling ↔ Wilderland Scrounger Archetype Synergy · strength 2/3Ravenhill Flock ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Ravenhill Flock ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Ravenhill Flock ↔ Bard, King of Dale Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Master's Councillors ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Master's Councillors ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Master's Councillors ↔ Esgaroth Garrison Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Master's Councillors ↔ Lakeshore Apothecary Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Master's Councillors ↔ Bard the Bowman Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Master's Councillors ↔ Bard, King of Dale Build-Around · strength 2/3Belladonna Took ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Belladonna Took ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Belladonna Took ↔ Esgaroth Garrison Archetype Synergy · strength 2/3Belladonna Took ↔ Bard, King of Dale Combo · strength 3/3Bard's Company ↔ Bard, King of Dale Combo · strength 3/3The Chief Warg ↔ Ravening Warg Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3The Chief Warg ↔ Wizard's Staff Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Lake-town ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Ravenhill Flock Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Master's Councillors Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Belladonna Took Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Wizard's Staff Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Lakeshore Apothecary Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Bard the Bowman Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Bard, King of Dale Combo · strength 3/3Dwarven Provisioner ↔ Bard's Company Archetype Synergy · strength 2/3Wizard's Staff ↔ Ravening Warg Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Wizard's Staff ↔ Wargling Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Wizard's Staff ↔ Bard's Company Direct Synergy · strength 3/3Esgaroth Garrison ↔ Bard's Company Archetype Synergy · strength 3/3Esgaroth Garrison ↔ Bard, King of Dale Combo · strength 3/3Eagle's Rescue ↔ Bard's Company Anti-Synergy · strength 1/3Lakeshore Apothecary ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Lakeshore Apothecary ↔ Wizard's Staff Direct Synergy · strength 3/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Ravenhill Flock Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Belladonna Took Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Bard's Company Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Esgaroth Garrison Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Lakeshore Apothecary Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Bard the Bowman ↔ Bard, King of Dale Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Wilderland Scrounger ↔ Ravening Warg Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Wilderland Scrounger ↔ The Chief Warg Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Wilderland Scrounger ↔ Nasty Little Rabbit Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Eagle of the Great Shelf ↔ Bard's Company Direct Synergy · strength 3/3Eagle of the Great Shelf ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Eagle of the Great Shelf ↔ Esgaroth Garrison Archetype Synergy · strength 3/3Eagle of the Great Shelf ↔ Bard, King of Dale Build-Around · strength 2/3Nighthowl Pursuer ↔ Wargling Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Nighthowl Pursuer ↔ Wizard's Staff Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Nighthowl Pursuer ↔ Eagle's Rescue Build-Around · strength 2/3Nighthowl Pursuer ↔ Wilderland Scrounger Mechanic Synergy · strength 2/3Bilbo, Thief in the Night ↔ Master's Councillors Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Bilbo, Thief in the Night ↔ Wizard's Staff Combo · strength 3/3Bard, King of Dale ↔ Lakeshore Apothecary Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Bard, King of Dale Combo · strength 3/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ The Chief Warg Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Bilbo, Thief in the Night Combo · strength 3/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Eagle of the Great Shelf Archetype Synergy · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Belladonna Took Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Bard the Bowman Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Master's Councillors Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Wilderland Scrounger Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Ravenhill Flock Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Bard's Company Archetype Synergy · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Esgaroth Garrison Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Lakeshore Apothecary Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Eagle's Rescue Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Nighthowl Pursuer Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Ravening Warg Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Wargling Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Sound the Trumpets Archetype Synergy · strength 1/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Wizard's Staff Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Nasty Little Rabbit Enabler → Payoff · strength 1/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Lake-town Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Great Gilded Boat ↔ Dwarven Provisioner Archetype Synergy · strength 1/3Great Gilded Boat (this card)
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