Brazen Freebooter is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Complete guide
Brazen Freebooter is a straightforward yet effective Pirate that helps you develop your board while preparing your mana for future turns. By bringing a Treasure token along with it, this creature ensures you stay ahead in the race for resources.
What it does
Brazen Freebooter is a 4-mana red creature with a triggered ability that occurs when it enters the battlefield. This ability grants you a Treasure token, which is a specialized artifact that can be sacrificed at any time to produce one mana of any color. This makes the Freebooter excellent for both creature presence and mana fixing or ramp.
How it resolves step by step
First, you cast Brazen Freebooter by paying its mana cost. Once it successfully resolves and enters the battlefield, its triggered ability goes on the stack. When that ability resolves, you place a Treasure token onto the battlefield. You can then activate the Treasure's ability by tapping and sacrificing it whenever you have priority or need to pay for a spell or ability.
Common mistakes
A common mistake is forgetting that the Treasure token is an artifact; it can be destroyed by artifact removal before you get a chance to use it if you aren't careful. Additionally, remember that the mana produced by the Treasure can be of any color, not just red, which is vital for multi-color decks.
When to play it
This card is best played in Limited formats where the additional mana can help you reach your high-cost bombs sooner. It also shines in Pirate-themed decks or decks that care about artifacts entering the battlefield or being sacrificed.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield with 'Pirate' chosen as the creature type, Brazen Freebooter's ability will trigger an additional time. This results in you creating two Treasure tokens instead of just one when the Freebooter enters.
Solemn SimulacrumWhile Solemn Simulacrum helps you find basic lands, Brazen Freebooter provides immediate mana through a Treasure. Both cards help you ramp toward larger spells, and the Treasure token can even help you cast the Simulacrum if you find yourself one mana short.
TreasureWhen Brazen Freebooter enters, it creates a Treasure token. You can immediately tap and sacrifice this Treasure to add one mana of any color, effectively making the Brazen Freebooter cost only three mana if you use the resource right away.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Brazen Freebooter
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Xorn
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying
, blinking it. - 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Panharmonicon
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger twice.
- 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve both Brazen Freebooter triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Anointed Procession
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Parallel Lives
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Primal Vigor
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Emiel the Blessed + Preston, the Vanisher + Delney, Streetwise Lookout + Brazen Freebooter
- 1Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying
, blinking Brazen Freebooter. - 2When Brazen Freebooter enters the battlefield, it triggers once, and Preston triggers twice.
- 3Resolve the Brazen Freebooter trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve the first Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Brazen Freebooter that is a 0/1 Illusion.
- 5When the Brazen Freebooter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Repeat from step 4 for the remaining Preston trigger.
- 7Activate three Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 8Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator + Brazen Freebooter + Starfield Vocalist
- 1Activate Brazen Freebooter by paying , blinking it.
- 2When Brazen Freebooter enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger twice.
- 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Brazen Freebooter.
- 4Resolve both Brazen Freebooter triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat.
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