Coercive Recruiter
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan CommanderLCC · #222
- Card type
- Creature — Orc Pirate
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.29 € · 0.29 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 3
- Colour
- Red
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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Randy Vargas
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-11-17
Flavour text
"Choose, vampire: our hat on your head, or no hat, no head."
Rulings
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.
