Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain - Showcase (Foil) (LCI)

Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain

Card Type:

• Throne of the Grim Captain: Legendary Artifact
• The Grim Captain: Legendary Creature - Skeleton Spirit Pirate

Casting Cost: {2}

Artist: Rafal Wechterowicz

Throne of the Grim Captain

• Card Text:
  • As Throne of the Grim Captain enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
  • Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+0.
  • 3B: Until end of turn, Throne of the Grim Captain becomes a Pirate Skeleton artifact creature with base power and toughness 3/3. Activate only if you control a Pirate.

The Grim Captain

• Card Text:
  • Menace
  • Whenever The Grim Captain attacks, create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.

Card Characteristics:

• Casting Cost: {2}

Card Abilities and Interaction:

• Throne of the Grim Captain: This artifact provides a tribal boost to creatures of a chosen type, granting them +1/+0. Additionally, it has an activation cost that turns it into a 3/3 Pirate Skeleton creature, provided you control a Pirate.

• The Grim Captain: This legendary creature has menace, making it harder to block. Additionally, it generates a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace whenever it attacks.

Flavor and Lore: The card suggests the presence of a commanding figure, the Grim Captain, who rules from the Throne of the Grim Captain. The synergy with Pirates emphasizes a theme of leadership and piracy.

Overall Impression: Throne of the Grim Captain and The Grim Captain work together to create a thematic and synergistic combination. The tribal boost and the ability to generate additional Pirate tokens provide both flavor and strategic value for decks focused on Pirate themes.