---
name: "Rogue Skycaptain"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Rogue Mercenary"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Asplund-Faith"
oracle_id: "e600136a-8b4f-4725-a29e-021e0cfc7d0a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rogue-skycaptain-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rogue Skycaptain
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rogue Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a wage counter on this creature. You may pay {2} for each wage counter on it. If you don't, remove all wage counters from this creature and an opponent gains control of it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Emberwilde Djinn](/printing/emberwilde-djinn-mir.md) — Creature — Djinn
2. [Oona's Blackguard](/printing/oonas-blackguard-prm.md) — Creature — Faerie Rogue
3. [Skyline Scout](/printing/skyline-scout-grn.md) — Creature — Human Scout
4. [Rishadan Brigand](/printing/rishadan-brigand-plst.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
5. [Warden of the Inner Sky](/printing/warden-of-the-inner-sky-plci.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Starke of Rath](/printing/starke-of-rath-tpr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #79
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Asplund-Faith
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `legal`