Treasure on Rails
Careening Mine Cart fits a tight role in aggressive and value oriented decks. The card name signals what it does on attack. For {3} mana you get a 3/3 Vehicle that creates a Treasure token each time it swings, providing immediate mana fixing and short term fuel for combos or tempo plays. Crew 1 keeps the floor low for activation which makes it easy to crew with small chump blockers or one power attackers that you already plan to commit.
From a play pattern standpoint Careening Mine Cart is practical. It converts attacking pressure into resources and doubles as a board presence when crewed. In Limited it accelerates splashes and payoff windows. In Constructed it slots into shell strategies that want repeatable Treasure production without heavy setup. The card sits in the Lost Caverns of Ixalan flavor line by turning a risky run of rails into repeatable value.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}
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Card Type – Artifact Creature Vehicle
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Subtypes – Vehicle
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever Careening Mine Cart attacks, create a Treasure token. (It’s an artifact with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”) Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
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Power / Toughness – 3/3