Spectral Sailor — Instant-Speed Card Advantage
Spectral Sailor is a compact engine in blue decks that brings late game card selection without surrendering tempo. The Foundations printing preserves the familiar design: a one mana 1 1 that arrives with flash and flying, letting you answer threats or slip into an attack when the moment fits. Cast it at instant speed to hold back a removal spell or surprise-block, then use its activated ability to convert spare mana into a fresh draw each turn.
The card rewards patience and tight play. In tempo builds it acts as a surprise blocker or a chump that still pulls value. In control shells it becomes a repeatable source of card advantage once you can spare three and a blue. The art and flavor tie the creature to maritime hauntings, which suits decks that lean into evasive creatures and incremental advantage. Add this Near Mint Foundations copy to a playset and it smooths out draws while keeping a low mana footprint.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — {U}
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Card Type — Creature
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Subtypes — Spirit Pirate
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying 3U: Draw a card.
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Power / Toughness — 1/1
