---
name: "Waylaying Pirates"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Pirate"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "5453e4fa-49ea-43fc-8de5-6873d29ef627"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/waylaying-pirates-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Waylaying Pirates
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Pirate
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, if you control an artifact, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

> *„Das einzige Getränk, das dich erwartet, ist Salzwasser."*

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4. [Gilded Scuttler](/printing/gilded-scuttler-j25.md) — Artifact Creature — Crab
5. [Alchemax Slayer-Bots](/printing/alchemax-slayer-bots-spe.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
6. [Rowdy Snowballers](/printing/rowdy-snowballers-tla.md) — Creature — Human Peasant Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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