---
name: "Ruthless Knave"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc Pirate"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "XLN-119"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Aaron Miller"
oracle_id: "00225c40-27ff-410f-a591-5c788c6a2bd6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruthless-knave-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ruthless Knave
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Sacrifice three Treasures: Draw a card.

> *"This scum is barely worth the trouble."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plundering Pirate](/printing/plundering-pirate-lci.md) — Creature — Orc Pirate
2. [Pitiless Plunderer](/printing/pitiless-plunderer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
3. [Brazen Freebooter](/printing/brazen-freebooter-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
4. [Skullport Merchant](/printing/skullport-merchant-afr.md) — Creature — Dwarf Citizen
5. [Wanted Scoundrels](/printing/wanted-scoundrels-xln.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Reckless Lackey](/printing/reckless-lackey-otj.md) — Creature — Goblin Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #XLN-119
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Aaron Miller
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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