Deadeye Brawler
Creature — Human Pirate
Deathtouch
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, if you have the city's blessing, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #18845
Deadeye Brawler puts a 2/3 menace body on the board that replaces itself when it connects — card advantage stapled to a relevant evasion keyword. The four-mana cost is the only real argument against it, and in Admiral Beckett Brass decks that want every pirate they can get, that's barely an argument at all.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Admiral Beckett Brass
Admiral Beckett Brass needs pirates that actually get through blockers, and Deadeye Brawler's menace makes it harder to double-block than most of the tribe — connect with it twice and you've drawn two cards while setting up the theft trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deadeye Brawler is a Commander card through and through — the card-draw trigger is too slow for competitive constructed formats where four mana buys much more impactful bodies. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's simply outclassed by every relevant threat at that cost. Commander is where the math changes: tribal synergy, repeated combat steps, and the lower pressure on individual card efficiency all make Deadeye Brawler's "attack and draw" loop worth slotting.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Deadeye Brawler sits firmly in bulk territory and is an easy inclusion that won't strain any budget. Bulk rares at this price tend to stay flat unless a breakout tribal deck pushes demand, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a pickup with upside.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.