Redshift, Rocketeer Chief — Burn Bright, Land Hard
Redshift, Rocketeer Chief plays like a high-variance commander for decks that want explosive, ability-driven turns. As a Legendary Creature Goblin Pilot with vigilance and a tap-for-mana ability that scales with its power, Redshift converts raw attack potential into a resource specifically for activating abilities. The Near Mint foil borderless print emphasizes the card art showing the goblin at the controls, which helps sell the mechanical identity: aggressive board presence that fuels an ability economy rather than raw ramp for spells.
In practice Redshift slots into builds that can reliably boost power or copy effects so the tap ability yields meaningful mana. The Exhaust cost is steep yet clean in effect because it places permanents directly from hand onto the battlefield, turning a late game mana sink into an all in finishing line. Use it as a pivot play after you have stabilized and set up a power engine that lets the {T} ability produce more than a trickle. Consider artifact and creature synergies that raise power or provide repeated ways to untap Redshift for incremental advantage.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {R}{G}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Goblin Pilot
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Vigilance {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is Redshift's power. Spend this mana only to activate abilities. Exhaust — {10}{R}{G}: Put any number of permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.
- Power / Toughness – 2/3