Kitesail Freebooter
Creature — Human Pirate
Flying
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. Exile that card until this creature leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #12630
Kitesail Freebooter enters the battlefield, hits the opponent's hand, and flies — that's a disruptive body doing real work for two mana. Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator decks run it in over 56% of lists because the Pirate type is load-bearing, not incidental.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Kitesail Freebooter is a Pirate that strips a noncreature spell on entry, which means it feeds Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator's treasure triggers while simultaneously slowing down the table's interaction — that's exactly the tempo Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants on turn two.
Admiral Beckett Brass
Admiral Beckett Brass wants a critical mass of Pirates, and Kitesail Freebooter pulls double duty: it clears a counterspell or removal piece from an opponent's hand the turn before your attack step, giving Admiral Beckett Brass's steal trigger a cleaner window to resolve.
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 |
In Commander, Kitesail Freebooter is a role-player in Pirate tribal and hand-disruption shells — the body is evasive enough to matter and the enters-the-battlefield effect is relevant even in a four-player game since you pick the most threatening spell. In Modern and Pioneer, it sits in the shadow of Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek for pure disruption, but the attached 1/2 flier makes it a consideration in aggressive black shells that want to pressure the opponent while stripping interaction. Legacy has too much going on at sorcery speed for a two-mana creature discard effect to register. Across all formats, the ceiling is Pirate synergy — outside of that tribal context, it's a serviceable but replaceable role-player.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Kitesail Freebooter is clean bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that earns its slot in any Pirate commander deck. Bulk rares fluctuate but don't appreciate; buy it for the effect, not the foil.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Admiral Beckett Brass
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.