Forerunner of the Coalition
Forerunner of the Coalition: Creature - Human Pirate, Rivals of Ixalan. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Pirate
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan (RIX)
- Released
- 2018-01-19
- Collector number
- 72
- Artist
- James Ryman
- Commander rank
- 7,397 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Forerunner of the Coalition
Forerunner of the Coalition is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Rivals of Ixalan (RIX), an expansion set released in January 2018. It is collector number 72 in that set, with art by James Ryman. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Rivals of Ixalan is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Pirate card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Whenever another Pirate you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.45 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Forerunner of the Coalition by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Forerunner of the Coalition, newest first.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, the last ability of Forerunner of the Coalition causes the opposing team to lose 2 life.
- If an effect refers to a “[subtype] spell” or “[subtype] card,” it refers only to a spell or card that has that subtype. For example, March of the Drowned is a card that benefits Pirates and features Pirates in its illustration, but it isn’t a Pirate card.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.