Lone Rider // It That Rides as One
Creature — Human Knight // Creature — Eldrazi Horror
First strike, lifelink
At the beginning of the end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #12603
Lone Rider // It That Rides as One flips into a 4/4 first strike, trample, lifelink threat the moment you gain 3 or more life in a single turn — a condition white and lifegain decks meet almost every combat. The cost is a 1/1 with no immediate board impact; if you can't flip it reliably by turn three, it's a blank.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Odric, Lunarch Marshal distributes keyword abilities each combat, and once Lone Rider // It That Rides as One flips, It That Rides as One donates first strike, trample, and lifelink to the entire team — which in turn accelerates the life gain triggers that keep the engine running.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lone Rider // It That Rides as One belongs in lifegain-matters decks where 3 life in a turn is automatic, not a stretch — think Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Dina, Soul Steeper shells where the flip happens consistently by turn two or three. In Modern and Pioneer, the card has seen fringe play in Soul Sisters variants, but the front half's fragility to any removal before the flip makes it a liability in removal-dense metas. Legacy and Vintage are too fast to care about a creature that requires setup. Commander is where it earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Lone Rider // It That Rides as One is bulk by any measure. It's unlikely to appreciate — the card sees narrow play and has been reprinted — but at this price, picking up copies for any lifegain Commander build is trivially low-risk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.