---
name: "Captain Howler, Sea Scourge"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mirko Failoni"
oracle_id: "46c99d67-8307-4af0-afd0-377714806614"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/captain-howler-sea-scourge-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward—{2}, Pay 2 life.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Marauding Mako](/printing/marauding-mako-dft.md) — Creature — Shark Pirate
2. [Arius, Flyby Trawler](/printing/arius-flyby-trawler-ydft.md) — Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate
3. [Thunderhead Gunner](/printing/thunderhead-gunner-dft.md) — Creature — Shark Pirate
4. [Glint-Horn Buccaneer](/printing/glint-horn-buccaneer-j22.md) — Creature — Minotaur Pirate
5. [Shipwreck Looter](/printing/shipwreck-looter-plst.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Captain of Umbar](/printing/captain-of-umbar-hoc.md) — Creature — Human Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #194
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mirko Failoni
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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