Hookhand Mariner // Riphook Raider
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20232
Hookhand Mariner // Riphook Raider offers a two-drop looter on the front half that flips into a menace-equipped beater once you've dealt combat damage three times — value that compounds without spending extra mana. The floor is a serviceable blue cantrip creature; the ceiling is a threatening dual-type attacker that closes games in the right shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hookhand Mariner // Riphook Raider fits pirate tribal lists and any blue deck that wants early card filtering stapled to a creature — it earns its slot by doing two jobs without costing extra resources. Pauper is where it has the most competitive relevance: cheap looters with upside are legitimate card-quality engines at that power level, and the flip condition is realistic enough to matter. In Modern and Pioneer it's almost certainly outclassed by more efficient blue threats, but it's a clean two-drop for budget brews. Legacy and Vintage don't want it — the rate isn't close to what those formats demand.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Hookhand Mariner // Riphook Raider is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not making a purchasing decision. At that price it holds value trivially; it has nowhere lower to go and any tribal or Pauper demand could nudge it up, but don't buy it expecting appreciation.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.