Dire Fleet Captain is a uncommon Creature — Orc Pirate from XLN (XLN) costing {B}{R}. Current price: $0.1 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Dire Fleet Captain
Creature — Orc Pirate
Card Text
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Pirate.
Orcs are happiest under captains who steer toward battle. Orcs of the Dire Fleet are downright jovial.
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Dire Fleet Captain is a Creature — Orc Pirate card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Pirate."
Dire Fleet Captain has a mana cost of {B}{R}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Dire Fleet Captain's mana cost of {B}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Dire Fleet Captain has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Dire Fleet Captain's current oracle text is: "Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Pirate."
The current market price for Dire Fleet Captain is approximately $0.1 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.82 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.04 EUR.
You can purchase Dire Fleet Captain from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Dire Fleet Captain normal: $0.1 | foil: $0.82
Format legality information for Dire Fleet Captain in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Dire Fleet Captain is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Dire Fleet Captain is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Dire Fleet Captain is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Dire Fleet Captain is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Dire Fleet Captain is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Dire Fleet Captain in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Dire Fleet Captain is from XLN (XLN), with collector number 221.
Dire Fleet Captain may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Dire Fleet Captain is a uncommon card in XLN.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Dire Fleet Captain was illustrated by Yongjae Choi.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Dire Fleet Captain is a 2/2 creature.
Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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