Choo Choo: Depala Vehicles (EDH / Commander)

Hey everyone :)

This is my Depala vehicle/Dwarf tribal.

This deck is mostly meant to be casual/fun, but still tuned. The few expensive cards I have in this deck, like Scroll rack, I had lying around so I didn't purchase them for this deck; I chose this commander specifically because she synergized well with some cards I always wanted to use (like, well, Vehicles).

The deck runs a lot of Dwarves, because they get buffed if our Commander is on the field, so they'll have an easier time crewing vehicles. The very few non-dwarves we run are either Shapeshifters that will count as dwarves, or creatures that will make the deck run better (like Iroas or Jor-Kadeem).

Depala is interesting in the sense that she gives Boros one of the things it seriously lacks: card draw. With Divining Top and Scroll rack, we can use Depala's ability to generate card advantage.

This is especially good with Scroll rack when you have vehicles and dwarves in hand, as you can use scroll rack to put them back on top of your deck, draw cards with scroll rack and get back your dwarves/vehicles with Depala's ability.

The deck also runs a small land destruction sub theme, as it goes well with Dwarves, but mostly as a mean to keep other players in check (like players who ramp) to prevent them from gaining too much of an advantage.

As far as instants/sorceries we mostly run removal to keep threats in check, as Boros lacks counterspells.

For more ramp, we use Land tax and some mana rocks. I added Paradise Mantle and Springleaf Drum as they synergize well with Depala, and will act as cheap mana rocks later in the game. Some vehicles also provide Draw (Daredevil Dragster, Weatherlight) ramp (Cultivator's Caravan) or even both (Conqueror's Galleon) on top of being beaters.

All in all the deck is very flavorful, and all cards have very good synergy with each other.