Coercive Recruiter
Coercive Recruiter: Creature - Orc Pirate, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Orc Pirate
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 4/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 222
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Commander rank
- 3,582 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Coercive Recruiter
Coercive Recruiter is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 222 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {4}{R} (four generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander Legends (2020) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever this creature or another Pirate you control enters, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and becomes a Pirate in addition to its other types.
"Choose, vampire: our hat on your head, or no hat, no head."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Coercive Recruiter by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Coercive Recruiter
Coercive Recruiter has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86046 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #169 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #662 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Coercive Recruiter, newest first.
- Coercive Recruiter's ability can target any creature, even one that's untapped or one you already control. It can even target itself or the creature that caused the ability to trigger.
- Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Coercive Recruiter is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.