MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #48

Brineborn Cutthroat

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#48·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Caio Monteiro

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,453 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Merfolk Pirate

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

2/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-07-12wotc

Brineborn Cutthroat's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

2019-07-12wotc

Brineborn Cutthroat must be on the battlefield for its last ability to function. Notably, the ability won't trigger as you cast Brineborn Cutthroat during an opponent's turn.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #48 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Merfolk Pirate, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Flash.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,453 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Caio Monteiro. Rarix catalogs 311 other cards credited to this artist.