Ikiral Outrider
Creature — Human Soldier
Level up 
(: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-3
2/6
Vigilance
LEVEL 4+
3/10
Vigilance
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #24255
Ikiral Outrider is a leveler that tops out as a 5/5 with flying and lifelink for a total investment of nine mana across multiple turns — a poor rate by any measure. The payoff doesn't justify the telegraphed, sorcery-speed commitment in a format where opponents have every opportunity to answer it before it ever matters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ikiral Outrider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing meaningful play in none of them. In Commander, the leveling mechanic is uniquely punishing — spreading nine mana across multiple turns is exactly the kind of incremental investment that gets wiped away by a single sweeper, and the 5/5 flying lifelink endpoint isn't a threat worth protecting. In Pauper, where commons compete on raw efficiency, Ikiral Outrider's ceiling simply doesn't clear the bar set by cheaper, more immediate threats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a card that asks this much over this many turns.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Ikiral Outrider is deep bulk — easy to acquire, but the price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive context waiting to rediscover it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.