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Plundering PirateHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· The Lost Caverns of Ixalan· November 17, 2023
Carte Magic Plundering Pirate

Plundering Pirate 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.

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Official card text

When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

How it works : Plundering Pirate

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Deadeye Navigator
+Panharmonicon
+Plundering Pirate
#1

Deadeye Navigator + Panharmonicon + Plundering Pirate

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger twice.
  3. 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve both Plundering Pirate triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Xorn
+Plundering Pirate
#2

Deadeye Navigator + Xorn + Plundering Pirate

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve the Plundering Pirate trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Plundering Pirate
+Starfield Vocalist
#3

Deadeye Navigator + Plundering Pirate + Starfield Vocalist

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger twice.
  3. 3Resolve both Deadeye Navigator triggers, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve both Plundering Pirate triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Parallel Lives
+Plundering Pirate
#4

Deadeye Navigator + Parallel Lives + Plundering Pirate

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve the Plundering Pirate trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Emiel the Blessed
+Biomancer's Familiar
+Plundering Pirate
#5

Emiel the Blessed + Biomancer's Familiar + Plundering Pirate

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying {1}, blinking Plundering Pirate.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  3. 3Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Anointed Procession
+Plundering Pirate
#6

Deadeye Navigator + Anointed Procession + Plundering Pirate

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve the Plundering Pirate trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
+Plundering Pirate
#7

Deadeye Navigator + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters + Plundering Pirate

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve the Plundering Pirate trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Deadeye Navigator
+Plundering Pirate
+Bard, King of Dale
#8

Deadeye Navigator + Plundering Pirate + Bard, King of Dale

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTB
  1. 1Activate Plundering Pirate by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. 2When Plundering Pirate enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
  3. 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Plundering Pirate.
  4. 4Resolve the Plundering Pirate trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
  5. 5Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
  6. 6Repeat.

Related cards and tokens

Treasure
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlpaupercommanderdueltlr
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