Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Shark Pirate
Oracle Text:
Ward—{2}, Pay 2 life.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw a card.
Power/Toughness: 5/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (5) →
Expansion: Aetherdrift
Price ( USD): $0.23
USD: $0.23 · EUR: €0.28
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Character Background
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge reads like a pirate captain who turns chaos into profit: every discarded card sharpens a chosen attacker and promises a card if that punch-through lands, so himatically he’s about reckless plunder and making risks pay off. Practically he best supports an aggressive-tempo/value shell that wants to convert looting and discard into immediate combat upside rather than long-term graveyard synergies — think fast UR lists that discard as fuel and push damage that same turn. He’s naturally resilient because Ward taxes cheap targeted removal, so build around repeatable discard outlets (Faithless Looting/Cathartic Reunion/Tormenting Voice-style effects) and ways to guarantee damage: evasive creatures or one-shot finishers like Embercleave or cheap unblockable effects. Deckbuilding tip: include 2–4 reliable discard spells, 2–3 evasion/pump pieces, and a couple cards that recur or protect Howler; that balance turns the +2/+0-per-card engine into consistent card draw and lethal swings while preserving tempo.
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