Mardu Roughrider
Creature — Orc Warrior
Whenever this creature attacks, target creature can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23721
Mardu Roughrider is a 4/3 with raid-conditional trample — hit your opponent before your second main phase and you get a genuine threat; miss the trigger and it's a vanilla 4/3 for five mana. At that price, you need the trample every turn, and raid is not guaranteed enough to build around.
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 |
Mardu Roughrider has no competitive home in any constructed format — a 4/3 for five is below the rate every format demands, and the conditional trample does nothing to change that math. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, this slot is occupied by cards that win games outright. Commander is the most forgiving environment, and even there Mardu Roughrider competes against a deep pool of five-drop creatures that provide value on entry rather than a combat-dependent keyword. It is legal across nearly every format, but legal and playable are not the same thing.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Mardu Roughrider is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft-leftovers binder. There is no pressure on that price from demand, so it will stay at the floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.