Desperate Castaways
Creature — Human Pirate
XLNIxalan#101common
Foil
A pirate crew without a ship is a crew that will do anything to get one.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Zoltan Boros
- Found in
- Ixalan MTGO Redemption · Ixalan MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
This creature can't attack unless you control an artifact.
2/3Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.27
$0.09 low$0.01 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.12as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.13L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.27as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.33L $0.04since Feb 2024$0.09
$0.08
$0.01+11% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 2 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Sep 29, 2017 · one tap opens all
- WotCSep 29, 2017
Once Desperate Castaways has attacked, it will remain in combat even if you no longer control an artifact.