Storm Fleet Sprinter
Creature — Human Pirate
Haste
This creature can't be blocked.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #10206
Storm Fleet Sprinter enters with haste and can't be blocked, making it a guaranteed damage source the turn it hits — that's rare on a two-mana body. Admiral Beckett Brass decks run it in two-thirds of lists because unblockable haste directly feeds the three-opponent-damage trigger that steals permanents.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Admiral Beckett Brass
Storm Fleet Sprinter is one of the most reliable ways to satisfy Admiral Beckett Brass's three-opponents-damaged trigger in a single combat step — haste means it connects the same turn you cast it, and unblockable means it connects every time.
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Storm Fleet Sprinter gives Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator a guaranteed Malcolm trigger on turn two — unblockable means the Treasure and card-theft payoffs come online without needing evasion support from elsewhere.
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 |
Storm Fleet Sprinter is a Commander card through and through — the pirate synergies it enables only exist at scale, and its stats are too modest to compete in constructed formats where two-mana creatures need to win games outright. In Pioneer and Modern it's strictly outclassed by aggressive two-drops that either hit harder or generate card advantage, and it sees no real play in either format. Legacy and Vintage give it legal standing but no practical reason to appear. Commander is where it earns its slot, specifically in Izzet and Grixis pirate builds where guaranteed damage delivery is the entire point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Storm Fleet Sprinter sits firmly in bulk territory and should stay there — it's a role-player with a narrow home, not a card with crossover demand to push the price. Pick it up for essentially nothing and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Admiral Beckett Brass
- Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.