Greedy Freebooter (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Greedy Freebooter: Quick Loot

Greedy Freebooter is a concise tool for incremental advantage in a Black aggro or value shell. As a 1 by 1 Human Pirate that costs a single black mana, the card trades efficiency for a triggered economy effect. When Greedy Freebooter dies you scry one and create a Treasure token which translates a small tempo loss into card quality and flexible mana later on. That interaction makes the creature useful both as an early threat and as fodder for sacrifice synergies.

In Lost Caverns of Ixalan decks the Freebooter slots into lists that want cheap bodies that upgrade on death. Use it to fuel delirium, sacrifice outlets, or to smooth draws into later turns. The printed wording gives you a clear in game sequence so there is no ambiguity at the table. From a gameplay perspective you get a tidy exchange of resilience for optional resource generation.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Greedy Freebooter dies, scry 1 and create a Treasure token. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom. A Treasure token is an artifact with "T, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
• Power / Toughness – 1/1