Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer: Creature - Human Pirate, Foundations Jumpstart. Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Human Pirate
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/4
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 476
- Artist
- David Palumbo
- Keywords
- Treasure
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About Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 476 in that set, with art by David Palumbo. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Rivals of Ixalan (2018) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"Shame to let good gold go to the grave."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.33 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Pitiless Plunderer 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 |
Other printings of Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #281 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1431 | Rare | 2025 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #46 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #187 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #715 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #208 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #5 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The List (PLST) #RIX-81 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #81 | Uncommon | 2018 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Pitiless Plunderer.
- If Pitiless Plunderer dies at the same time as one or more other creatures you control, its ability will still trigger for each of those other creatures.
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