Dockside Extortionist – MTG Proxy Commander

About Dockside Extortionist

Dockside Extortionist is a premium Dockside Extortionist MTG proxy card from Magic: The Gathering‘s Commander 2019 set. This red creature is most useful in decks built around Treasure tokens, artifact sacrifice, and combo mana generation, making it a strong option for casual Rule 0 play, cube, display, and deck testing where the card is allowed.

Mana Cost
Type	Creature — Goblin Pirate
Text	When this creature enters, create X Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control. (Treasure tokens are artifacts with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Set	Commander 2019 C19 #24
Rarity	Rare

What Dockside Extortionist Does

Dockside Extortionist creates X Treasure tokens when it enters the battlefield, where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control. In multiplayer games, that number can grow quickly because mana rocks, Treasure tokens, Rhystic Study effects, equipment, and value enchantments are everywhere. Commander tables are basically furniture stores for permanents.

The main value of Dockside Extortionist is explosive mana. It can generate a burst of Treasure, fuel a combo turn, or pay for a large follow-up spell. It is especially powerful when paired with blink, bounce, copy, or recursion effects that let its enter-the-battlefield trigger happen more than once.

The important consideration is format legality. Dockside Extortionist is currently banned in official Commander, so it should be used only in casual Rule 0 games where the table agrees, cube environments that intentionally include it, display, or deck testing for formats and house rules where proxies and the card itself are allowed.

Best Uses for Dockside Extortionist MTG Proxy

• Rule 0 casual Commander: Useful when your group specifically allows Dockside despite the official Commander ban.
• Treasure decks: Creates a large burst of artifact tokens that can become mana, sacrifice fuel, or combo material.
• Artifact combo shells: Treasure production works with sacrifice, blink, bounce, and token-doubling engines.
• Cube testing: Helps test whether a cube environment can support high-powered Treasure and artifact-combo play.

Recommended Interactions

Dockside Extortionist works well with cards that reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers, double tokens, or turn Treasures into additional value. When testing it, pay attention to whether the card creates exciting gameplay or simply ends games faster than anyone wanted to admit.

• Temur Sabertooth: Can return Dockside to your hand, letting you recast it if the Treasure count is high enough.
• Cloudstone Curio: Supports repeated Dockside triggers with other creatures and artifacts.
• Underworld Breach: Uses Treasure mana and graveyard resources to support combo turns.
• Academy Manufactor: Turns Treasure creation into a wider artifact-token package when other token types are involved.

Cards That Work Well With Dockside Extortionist

Temur Sabertooth

Temur Sabertooth can bounce Dockside Extortionist, helping create repeatable Treasure turns when opponents have enough artifacts and enchantments.

Cloudstone Curio

Cloudstone Curio supports repeatable enter-the-battlefield lines that can reuse Dockside’s Treasure trigger.

Underworld Breach

Underworld Breach turns the graveyard into a resource, and Dockside’s Treasures can help pay for the spells needed during a combo turn.

Academy Manufactor

Academy Manufactor rewards artifact-token engines and can expand Treasure production into additional artifact value.

Decks That Want Dockside Extortionist

Dockside Extortionist fits best in Treasure combo, artifact sacrifice, and high-powered red value decks. It is especially useful in testing environments where players want to evaluate explosive mana, artifact-token density, or combo consistency.

For Commander, use Dockside only with clear table agreement because the official format ban matters. For cube, it works best when the environment is intentionally powerful enough to handle fast mana and Treasure loops.

Strengths and Considerations

The main strength of Dockside Extortionist is its ability to convert opposing artifacts and enchantments into a large mana burst. The main consideration is power level and legality. Testing Dockside Extortionist MTG proxy can help you decide whether it belongs in your cube, house-rule Commander pod, or casual testing setup.

Product Quality and Proxy Use

ProxyKing cards are produced with premium print quality, proper trading-card size, ideal weight, consistent thickness, and a natural shuffle feel for sleeved casual play.

This is a proxy/playtest card for casual play, Commander, cube, display, and deck testing where proxies are allowed. It is not an official Magic card and is not tournament legal. Review our Proxy Use Policy for responsible casual use.

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