I had a lot of fun with a similar deck, Little People - Big Vehicles and don't really know why I moved away from it. I may very well re-visit that deck and see if I can't find space for Combat Celebrant and Harsh Mentor, which both fit into the theme really well.

Just stumbled upon this. I have a similar deck that i built that uses 4x Lupine Prototype, Cultivator's Caravan, Depala, Pilot Exemplar, and Fling.

Currently Considering reducing the Lupines but you should really consider Fling and the Caravan. I have turned on a dreadnought by tapping a Veteran Motorist (or a toolcraft when depala is out) to crew the caravan, then tap caravan to crew Dreadnought. When you dont need to rely on Jank you can swing with a 5/5 to a 7/7 depending on which dwarves are out for tapping just 1 creature or you can use the caravan as a mana source to pull of some combos or throw a surprise trample instant.

Lastly, Fling is incredible in this deck. a lot of times an opponent will take the T3/T4 7+ damage from dreadnought thinking they can bounce back the next turn or something and during 2nd main phase you throw the big boat at them to finish the game. Also if any vehicle gets targeted for destruction from a fatal push or an anguished unmaking, ...etc, you respond by flinging it at them (as long as it is crewed) for usually no less than 5 damage watching your opponent waste removal on a one drop just to see them take 7 damage in the face is priceless.

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That is a great point. I didn't realize that Fling was back in Standard. Honestly, haven't played much of it or this deck in a good long while, but Fling is a great addition.

The Caravan is iffy, but I get your point and it's not a bad option. I definitely wouldn't run 4 of for it though.

I tried the Lupine Prototypes and they can activate the Dreadnought nicely, but are ultimately bad if you don't have a Dreadnought early whereas the rest of the deck and can win without Dreadnought ever seeing play.

Depala fits, but I just find her too slow I think since I need to have one of my vehicles on the board by turn 4 most games if I want to win.

Do you have any recommendations on what to cut for Fling, Caravan, and Depala?

After Reviewing my build I never actually had 4 Lupine Prototypes, I ran 3. My reason for 3 over 2 is that in a pinch I will just fling one at something. I can activate a vehicle with a lupine then fling at the opponents biggest blocker to get that 7/11 dreadnought through. Flinging for 5 is also pretty good when you arent sure if you can finish them off in the same turn.

I definitely recommend 4 Flings, since it only gets more powerful when you use built to smash and Seige mod. I find typically your opponent will do everything they can to get rid of a crewed vehicle. having fling in the hand makes any loss of vehicles a gain.

As for Depala, she is a 3 drop so it is hard to play her over a peacewalker or a caravan so I only run 2. When u do have one it is a solid buff to mostly everything on the field. vehicles and other dwarves all get +1 Depala plus a vet motorist makes a 9/14 dreadnought plus if you have a dead draw, she can fill your hand with extra creatures or vehicles. this deck should see a dwarf or vehicle every 2 to 3 cards.

I would cut Aerial Modification. even with a caravan out you are putting aerial mod out on turn 4 when you could pull off a lot more by crewing, built to smash, seige mod and fling. at CMC 5 I just dont see its value. I could say the same for Start Your Engines but thats just my preference. I like having more low cost options in hand than dumping mana into a single spell.

I also run Bomat courier for that extra bit of damage or crew strength that you sometimes need. I have played quite a few games where I get a T1 Toolcraft and a T2 Bomat with Built to Smash, thats 7 damage on T2. That often will leave your opponent dead by T4/T5 depending on the next plays. Playing Bomat Courier also allows me to get some extra draws when I have to many vehicles in hand, and it allows me to play Spire of Industy reliably on early turns.

Lastly I too have experimented with Consul Flagship but I find this deck to be too aggressive to run it at 5 mana. Maybe a Glorybringer would be better for it's haste and 4 damage to a creature.