The Grim Captain's Locker (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Locker of Lost Claims

The Grim Captain's Locker is a compact but precise tool for graveyard centered decks. It taxes you three plus a black to cast and then provides two tidy abilities that slot into a late game plan. The first ability gives constant top deck control via surveil to filter draws and set up escapes. The second ability turns your graveyard into an on demand army by granting escape to creature cards for a cost and a moderate exile requirement.

In practice the Locker rewards careful sequencing. Use surveil to bury creatures you intend to reanimate and to dig for an answer before paying the tap ability. The escape clause lets you recur threats while forcing a decision about which cards to exile permanently. That trade off fits the Lost Caverns of Ixalan vibe where risk and salvage coexist and where a well timed escape can win a decisive skirmish.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {3}{B}
• Card Type – Artifact
• Subtypes – Legendary
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – {T}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
  {T}: Until end of turn, each creature card in your graveyard gains "Escape — 3B. Exile four other cards from your graveyard." (You may cast a card with escape from your graveyard for its escape cost.)