---
name: "Coercive Recruiter"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Orc Pirate"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "ad33530c-a8df-4c1c-a863-501e583290b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/coercive-recruiter-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Coercive Recruiter
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle 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.

> *„Wähle, Vampir: unser Hut auf deinem Kopf, oder kein Hut, kein Kopf."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Captivating Crew](/printing/captivating-crew-otc.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
2. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
3. [Enthralling Victor](/printing/enthralling-victor-plst.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Admiral Beckett Brass](/printing/admiral-beckett-brass-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #222
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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