Shipwreck Looter
Creature — Human Pirate
Raid — When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #23103
Shipwreck Looter enters the battlefield, draws you a card, and makes you discard one — a loot effect stapled to a 2/1 body for two mana. It's a fine role-player in graveyard and reanimator strategies, and a forgettable inclusion anywhere else.
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 |
Shipwreck Looter is a Commander card first and foremost — the format's graveyard-matters density gives the loot effect actual payoffs, and the body occasionally blocks. In Pauper it competes in a crowded two-mana slot where dedicated looters and cantrips outclass it. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have no interest in a 2/1 that loots once at entry; those formats want redundancy and speed Shipwreck Looter can't supply. Pioneer is legal but the competition at two mana is deep enough to push it out of any serious list.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Shipwreck Looter sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a competitive breakout that isn't on the horizon. Pick it up freely as a placeholder, but don't expect it to hold even this floor long-term.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.