Warkite Marauder
Creature — Human Pirate
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, target creature defending player controls loses all abilities and has base power and toughness 0/1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #6078
Warkite Marauder turns off the best blocker on the board every time it swings — a 2/1 flier for two mana that functionally reads 'your biggest threat can't block and loses all abilities until end of turn.' In Pirate-heavy builds helmed by Admiral Brass, Unsinkable, that effect stacks with graveyard recursion to make it a repeatable problem every combat step.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable recurs Warkite Marauder from the graveyard as a token, meaning even if it trades in combat, you get the ability back — stripping a blocker's abilities turn after turn with no additional card investment.
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants every attack to connect, and Warkite Marauder clears the most dangerous blocker while being a Pirate that triggers Malcolm's treasure generation on contact.
Admiral Beckett Brass
Admiral Beckett Brass needs three Pirates to connect for its theft trigger, and Warkite Marauder's ability to neutralize the scariest defender is exactly the kind of evasion support that makes those three-Pirate swings viable.
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator rewards unblocked attacks with stolen cards and treasures, and Warkite Marauder's ability to blank an opponent's best blocker makes those attacks materially easier to thread through.
Edward Kenway
Edward Kenway runs a wide Pirate package and Warkite Marauder fits the tribal slot cleanly, though its synergy here is more about creature type than any specific engine Edward Kenway enables.
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 |
Warkite Marauder is a Commander card through and through — the ability rewards repeated attacking over multiple turns, which is exactly the rhythm EDH enables. In Modern and Pioneer, a 2/1 flier for two with a conditional ability doesn't clear the bar set by more aggressive two-drops, and the effect is too situational for formats where games end on turn four. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have zero reason to run it. Commander is the only format where Warkite Marauder earns its roster spot, specifically in Pirate-tribal builds where evasion and combat consistency are the whole game plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Warkite Marauder is deep bulk — a pickup you grab alongside a larger order without thinking twice. It's a staple in Admiral Brass and Beckett Brass builds at 70%+ inclusion rates, so demand is there, but supply keeps the price flat.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Admiral Beckett Brass
- Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Edward Kenway
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.