---
name: "Dire Fleet Warmonger"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc Pirate"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "ee08435b-a2c1-491a-87cb-e60789b09c25"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dire-fleet-warmonger-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dire Fleet Warmonger
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, this creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dire Fleet Captain](/printing/dire-fleet-captain-xln.md) — Creature — Orc Pirate
2. [Dire Fleet Neckbreaker](/printing/dire-fleet-neckbreaker-rix.md) — Creature — Orc Pirate
3. [Orcish Siegemaster](/printing/orcish-siegemaster-ltc.md) — Creature — Orc Soldier
4. [Storm Fleet Arsonist](/printing/storm-fleet-arsonist-xln.md) — Creature — Orc Pirate
5. [Fathom Fleet Boarder](/printing/fathom-fleet-boarder-rix.md) — Creature — Orc Pirate
6. [Crimson Fleet Commodore](/printing/crimson-fleet-commodore-cmr.md) — Creature — Ogre Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #217
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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