---
name: "Brineborn Cutthroat"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Pirate"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "278"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "916cb70f-3b06-48ed-972d-75f805aa0892"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brineborn-cutthroat-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brineborn Cutthroat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *「望遠鏡では見えない場所から攻撃するのだ。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #278
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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