Pirate's Prize
Sorcery
Draw two cards. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #10195
Pirate's Prize draws two cards and adds a Treasure — net mana neutral or better once you cash the token, and it leaves you up a card. Outside of cost-reduction commanders like Vadrik, Astral Archmage, four mana is the ceiling where this is acceptable; above that rate it gets cut for Frantic Search or Chemister's Insight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Vadrik, Astral Archmage reduces instant and sorcery costs based on his power, which routinely makes Pirate's Prize cost one or two mana — at that rate, drawing two and banking a Treasure is absurd value for the slot.
Admiral Beckett Brass
Pirate's Prize is a Pirate-tribal staple under Admiral Beckett Brass, where the Treasure token feeds the aggressive curve and the card draw keeps pressure consistent through the midgame.
Galazeth Prismari
Galazeth Prismari converts artifacts into mana, so the Treasure from Pirate's Prize doubles as ritual fuel — cast the spell, bank the token, then tap it through Galazeth to cast the next threat.
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Melek, Reforged Researcher rewards stacking instants and sorceries, and Pirate's Prize slots in as a cantrip engine piece that refuels the hand while the Treasure smooths the mana into the next spell.
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
The partner pairing of Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator leans on Pirates and Treasures for both its combat damage triggers and its mana economy, making Pirate's Prize a clean two-for-one that advances both axes.
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 |
In Commander, Pirate's Prize is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot in Treasure synergy decks and instant-cost-reduction shells, but most blue decks at the table have better options at four mana. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive pressure, since the common card pool thins out quality draw spells and the Treasure token has real upside in artifact-matters builds. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but functionally irrelevant — those formats have Brainstorm, Preordain, or Consider at a fraction of the cost. Vintage is the same story. Pirate's Prize is a card that knows its lane: multiplayer formats with lower card-quality ceilings, especially when a synergy commander brings the rate down.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Pirate's Prize is deep bulk — pick it up from any common box without thinking twice. The price won't move meaningfully in either direction; it's too format-specific to spike and too widely printed to dry up.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Vadrik, Astral Archmage
- Admiral Beckett Brass
- Galazeth Prismari
- Melek, Reforged Researcher
- Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.