Sailor of Means
Rivals of Ixalan 49 • common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 49
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "tap, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
The rising tide of Orazca's plunder lifted all ships.
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
Sailor of Means was released in January 2018 as part of the Rivals of Ixalan set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set focused on the exploration of a Mesoamerican-inspired plane where various factions, including the Brazen Coalition of pirates, competed for control of an immortal city. The card was designed as a common-rarity creature to provide utility in the Limited format, specifically serving as a defensive body that generates treasure tokens to ramp mana.
The card features artwork by artist Johannes Voss, who rendered the pirate in a style consistent with the vibrant, jungle-focused aesthetic of the Ixalan block. Voss sought to capture the character's opportunistic nature, illustrating the sailor amidst the glimmer of plundered gold. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency in draft environments, as it stabilized the board state while offering the flexibility of accelerated mana progression.
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