Xavier Sal, Infested Captain (Extended Art) (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain: Countercraft Corsair

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain reads as a compact toolkit for board control in token and +1 counter builds. The captain converts small resource shifts into recurring value. Tap to remove a counter from another permanent you control then populate. Tap and sacrifice another creature to proliferate. Both abilities require sorcery timing so plan your turns around those windows. As a 3/3 legend with double black and one blue in the cost Xavier Sal fits midrange shells that can both produce counters and feed sacrifice outlets.

In practice the card rewards tight sequencing. Use counters placed on creatures artifacts or enchantments as fuel to create token copies and then push those counters further with proliferate. The extended art here highlights the fungus pirate tone of Ixalan lost caverns and adds a useful visual cue for pilots building around modular growth and incremental advantage. If your commander suite aims for attrition rather than one shot wins this card slots in as a steady engine.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {B}{B}{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