Grasping Scoundrel
Creature — Human Pirate
This creature gets +1/+0 as long as it's attacking.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19246
Grasping Scoundrel enters as a 2/1 that immediately replaces itself with a Treasure when it attacks — you're never down a card for playing it. In Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator specifically, that Treasure plus the combat triggers add up fast enough that cutting it would be a mistake.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants every attacker that generates Treasure on hit, and Grasping Scoundrel delivers one guaranteed on its very first swing — no evasion required, no hoops to jump through — which is exactly why 46% of decks running this commander include it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Grasping Scoundrel is bulk in every competitive format — a 2/1 with a single Treasure trigger doesn't clear the bar for Modern or Pioneer aggro, where the ceiling on one-drops is much higher. Pauper is the one place it could theoretically show up in a Treasure synergy build, though even there the card is fringe. Commander is its real home: the singleton rule means you take every cheap, self-replacing Pirate you can find, and Grasping Scoundrel asks almost nothing of you while slotting cleanly into any Dimir or Grixis Pirate shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Grasping Scoundrel is pure bulk — grab a copy out of any common bin without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, but for the decks that want it, the cost is effectively zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.