Enterprising Scallywag

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Enterprising Scallywag: Creature - Goblin Pirate, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{R}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Goblin Pirate
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)
Released
2023-11-17
Collector number
148
Artist
Denman Rooke
Commander rank
5,246 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Treasure

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About Enterprising Scallywag

Enterprising Scallywag is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI), an expansion set released in November 2023. It is collector number 148 in that set, with art by Denman Rooke. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, create a Treasure token. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)

"He would've wanted me to have it!"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Enterprising Scallywag by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Enterprising Scallywag, newest first.

  • In either case, it doesn't matter if those cards are still in that player's graveyard.
  • Multiple cards have abilities that begin with "At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn." These cards don't need to have been under your control at the time you descended. For example, if a permanent card is put into your graveyard during your first main phase and you cast Stalactite Stalker your second main phase, its ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step.
  • Some cards refer to the number of times a player descended this turn. Those cards care about the number of permanent cards put into that player's graveyard from anywhere this turn.
  • Some cards refer to a player who has "descended this turn." This means that a permanent card has been put into that player's graveyard from anywhere this turn.
  • A permanent card is an artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker card. Tokens are not cards, and while tokens are put into the graveyard before ceasing to exist, that action doesn't count as a player having descended.
  • Abilities that begin with "At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn" will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many times you descended this turn. However, if you haven't descended this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to put a permanent card into your graveyard during the end step in time to have the ability trigger.

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