Pillage the Top with Greedy Freebooter
Greedy Freebooter is a compact piece of disruption that fits cleanly into black decks that prize tempo and card advantage. As a 1/1 Human Pirate, Greedy Freebooter trades early board presence for a triggered value that triggers on death. When Greedy Freebooter dies you scry 1 and create a Treasure token, a sequence that replaces a lost blocker with card selection and flexible mana for the next play.
Practical in Limited and lightweight in Constructed sideboards, Greedy Freebooter slots where you need an efficient death trigger that taxes opponents and fuels follow up plays. The printed text clarifies the scry and Treasure mechanics so there is no rules debate at the table. Pair it with removal and sacrifice synergies to turn a single casualty into sustained advantage in the caverns of Ixalan.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {B}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Human Pirate
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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.")
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Power / Toughness: 1/1