Xavier Sal, Infested Captain (Extended Art) (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play Foil

Xavier Sal Commands the Spores

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain plays like a slow grind piece for a midrange or aristocrat style commander deck. The card trades speed for reliable engine value. Tap to remove a counter from another permanent you control and populate gives you a copy of a token you already make. The second ability turns tap plus a sacrificial outlet into a repeatable way to increase every counter on the battlefield. Both actions read like incremental advantage that compounds over turns.

In practice this Legendary Creature pairs cleanly with artifacts that enter with charge counters and token producers that you want duplicated. The foil extended art print from Commander The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a light play English copy that will slot into a multiplayer metagame where longevity matters. Use Xavier Sal as a slow governor of board state and a utility piece that rewards patience and tight sequencing.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {B}{B}{U}{U}
• Card Type – Legendary Creature
• Subtypes – Human Fungus Pirate
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – {T}, Remove a counter from another permanent you control: Populate. Activate only as a sorcery. {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Proliferate. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Power / Toughness – 3/3