---
name: "Slippery Scoundrel"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Pirate"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ascend"]
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "3c7ea8d0-d866-4c02-bdfc-13bbc87c094a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slippery-scoundrel-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Slippery Scoundrel
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Ascend

## Oracle Text
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have the city's blessing, this creature has hexproof and can't be blocked.

> *"I'd rather be caught red-handed than leave empty-handed!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Storm Fleet Swashbuckler](/printing/storm-fleet-swashbuckler-rix.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
2. [Spire Winder](/printing/spire-winder-rix.md) — Creature — Snake
3. [Snubhorn Sentry](/printing/snubhorn-sentry-rix.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Timestream Navigator](/printing/timestream-navigator-lcc.md) — Creature — Human Pirate Wizard
5. [Wayward Swordtooth](/printing/wayward-swordtooth-sld.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
6. [Twilight Prophet](/printing/twilight-prophet-mkc.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #55
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **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: `legal`