Desperate Castaways
Ixalan 101 • common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 101
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
This creature can't attack unless you control an artifact.
A pirate crew without a ship is a crew that will do anything to get one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desperate Castaways was released in 2017 as part of the Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set centers on a mesoamerican-inspired plane dominated by factions of pirates, vampires, dinosaurs, and merfolk, all competing for control of a lost city of gold. This card depicts the survivalist aspect of the pirate faction, representing the peril faced by those stranded on the treacherous shores of the plane.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, a longtime contributor to the game known for his painterly style. His illustration captures the themes of isolation and desperation central to the Ixalan narrative. Upon its release, the card was integrated into the limited environment of the set, where its function as a low-cost creature with a condition-based transformation highlighted the set's mechanical focus on explore and tribal synergy.
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