Dire Fleet Daredevil (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Pilfer a Play with Dire Fleet Daredevil

Dire Fleet Daredevil is a compact engine for stealing tempo and options. A one red one mana creature with first strike, it lets you target an instant or sorcery in an opponent graveyard the moment it hits the battlefield. You get to cast that spell this turn and can pay for it with any color of mana, which makes it easy to turn an opposing removal or draw spell into your own answer.

In Commander lists this card fills a niche role for card advantage and toolbox plays without asking for a big mana investment. It pairs well with graveyard management and token or flicker effects that can retrigger its enter the battlefield clause. The printed text forces the exiled spell out of normal graveyard circulation at end of turn so you do not create looping abuse while still rewarding tight timing and read on opponents.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{R}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – First strike When Dire Fleet Daredevil enters the battlefield, exile target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast it this turn, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. If that spell would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
• Power / Toughness – 2/1