---
name: "Keen Buccaneer"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Octopus Pirate"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Exhaust"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mirko Failoni"
oracle_id: "8cadf9c0-9a63-4cde-a6be-0ae86890c831"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keen-buccaneer-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Keen Buccaneer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Octopus Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Exhaust

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Exhaust — {1}{U}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

> *"The secret to good piratin' is being ready for anything. That, and havin' eight arms."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mindspring Merfolk](/printing/mindspring-merfolk-dft.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Sala, Deck Boss](/printing/sala-deck-boss-ydft.md) — Legendary Creature — Squid Pirate
3. [Greasewrench Goblin](/printing/greasewrench-goblin-dft.md) — Creature — Goblin Artificer
4. [Captain of Umbar](/printing/captain-of-umbar-hoc.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
5. [Cephalid Looter](/printing/cephalid-looter-ody.md) — Creature — Octopus Rogue
6. [Atlantean Cavalry](/printing/atlantean-cavalry-msh.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #48
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mirko Failoni
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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