Set a Rope and Tap a Prize

Waylaying Pirates is a practical blue creature that fits into artifact synergies and tempo plays. The card reads as a three mana body that can immediately interrupt an opponent when it arrives. When Waylaying Pirates enters the battlefield, if you control an artifact, you can tap a target artifact or creature an opponent controls and place a stun counter on it, which interferes with that permanent s normal untap step.

In play this 3 3 Human Pirate rewards decks that run artifacts or portable lock pieces. It does not demand complicated timing to be useful. Drop it on curve to buy a turn, protect a key artifact, or stall a problematic attacker while you develop your board. From a Lost Caverns of Ixalan viewpoint this card reads like a small raid that leverages tools found in the caves rather than raw power.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {3}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Waylaying Pirates enters the battlefield, if you control an artifact, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
• Power / Toughness – 3/3