Kitesail Larcenist (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Medium Play

Skybound Sneak and Treasure Maker

Kitesail Larcenist is a compact tempo engine for blue lists that need an airborne threat and permanent value. The card name signals its role. With a cost of {2}{U} and flying you get a 2 3 body that pressures life totals while presenting ward that taxes cheap removal. The enter the battlefield clause turns opposing artifacts and creatures into Treasures you can tap and sacrifice for any color of mana so long as the Larcenist stays alive.

In practice Kitesail Larcenist excels in games where you can protect it and incrementally convert opponent resources into fuel for your plays. It pairs well with bounce effects and blink strategies that reuse the enters the battlefield trigger. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan flavor fits the card description without excess fuss. Use it as a tempo threat that converts the board into flexible mana and improves your sequencing around counterspells and interaction.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, ward {1} When Kitesail Larcenist enters the battlefield, for each player, choose up to one other target artifact or creature that player controls. For as long as Kitesail Larcenist remains on the battlefield, the chosen permanents become Treasure artifacts with "Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color" and lose all other abilities.
• Power / Toughness – 2/3