---
name: "Arius, Flyby Trawler"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Seek", "Trample"]
set: "YDFT"
set_name: "Alchemy: Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Leonardo Santanna"
oracle_id: "a9efb84d-b19f-44b7-89a5-127c38b2ea6b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arius-flyby-trawler-ydft"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arius, Flyby Trawler
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Seek, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, Trample
Whenever Arius attacks, seek a non-Shark card. Discard that card at the beginning of the next end step.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, put a +1/+1 counter on Arius.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Marauding Mako](/printing/marauding-mako-dft.md) — Creature — Shark Pirate
2. [Captain Howler, Sea Scourge](/printing/captain-howler-sea-scourge-dft.md) — Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate
3. [Rowdy Crew](/printing/rowdy-crew-pxln.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
4. [Scrounging Skyray](/printing/scrounging-skyray-dft.md) — Creature — Fish Pirate
5. [Skyship Buccaneer](/printing/skyship-buccaneer-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Atlantean Skirmisher](/printing/atlantean-skirmisher-msc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Aetherdrift (YDFT) #21
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Leonardo Santanna

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`