Reckless Lackey is a common Creature — Goblin Pirate from OTJ (OTJ) costing {R}. Current price: $0.16 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
Reckless Lackey
Creature — Goblin Pirate
Card Text
First strike, haste {2}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"First to the fray, first to the pay!"
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Reckless Lackey is a Creature — Goblin Pirate card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "First strike, haste {2}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")"
Reckless Lackey has a mana cost of {R}, which equals 1.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Reckless Lackey's mana cost of {R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Reckless Lackey has a mana value of 1.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Reckless Lackey's current oracle text is: "First strike, haste {2}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")"
The current market price for Reckless Lackey is approximately $0.16 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.17 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.23 EUR.
You can purchase Reckless Lackey from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Reckless Lackey normal: $0.16 | foil: $0.17
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Reckless Lackey is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Reckless Lackey is from OTJ (OTJ), with collector number 140.
Reckless Lackey may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Reckless Lackey is a common card in OTJ.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Reckless Lackey was illustrated by Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Reckless Lackey is a 1/2 creature.
Power (1) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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