---
name: "Depala, Pilot Exemplar"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dwarf Pilot"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "KLD"
set_name: "Kaladesh"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Opalinski"
oracle_id: "cc913f28-18ef-485e-8d2b-ae0115523020"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/depala-pilot-exemplar-kld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Depala, Pilot Exemplar
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dwarf Pilot

## Oracle Text
Other Dwarves you control get +1/+1.
Each Vehicle you control gets +1/+1 as long as it's a creature.
Whenever Depala becomes tapped, you may pay {X}. If you do, reveal the top X cards of your library, put all Dwarf and Vehicle cards from among them into your hand, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Veteran Motorist](/printing/veteran-motorist-kld.md) — Creature — Dwarf Pilot
2. [Dwarven Recruiter](/printing/dwarven-recruiter-ody.md) — Creature — Dwarf
3. [The Lady of Otaria](/printing/the-lady-of-otaria-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
4. [Magda, Brazen Outlaw](/printing/magda-brazen-outlaw-khm.md) — Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker
5. [Seven Dwarves](/printing/seven-dwarves-eld.md) — Creature — Dwarf
6. [Pulsar Squadron Ace](/printing/pulsar-squadron-ace-eoe.md) — Creature — Human Pilot

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh (KLD) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Opalinski

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2016-09-20)* Depala, Pilot Exemplar's last ability is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn't allow you to tap Depala whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of tapping it, such as by attacking.
- *(2016-09-20)* For the ability to trigger, Depala has to actually change from untapped to tapped. If an effect attempts to tap Depala, but it was already tapped at the time, this ability won't trigger.