Mine Raider
Creature — Human Rogue
Trample
When this creature enters, if you control another outlaw, create a Treasure token. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws. A Treasure token is an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #16694
Mine Raider lands and immediately deals damage equal to its power to any target, making it a two-for-one the moment it enters — a 3/2 body that also fires a Shock-sized bolt before opponents can respond. The three-mana cost is fair for that front-loaded value, and in Laughing Jasper Flint decks where stealing and replaying opponent cards is the whole game, Mine Raider earns its slot every time it flickers or recurs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
Laughing Jasper Flint wants enters-the-battlefield damage triggers that scale with bouncing and reanimating stolen cards, and Mine Raider delivers exactly that — each time Jasper's engine replays it, another target eats three damage before the turn even continues.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mine Raider is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot specifically in Laughing Jasper Flint and similar blink or reanimator builds that can trigger its ETB repeatedly. Outside of those shells, a vanilla 3/2 with a single three-damage ping doesn't move the needle at a table where threats scale into the double digits. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, Mine Raider is too slow and too small to compete for curve slots. Pauper is the one non-Commander venue worth a second look, where three-mana creatures with immediate board impact have more room to breathe, but even there the effect doesn't clear the bar for dedicated archetypes.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Mine Raider is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than a sleeve. Bulk commons with niche synergy applications tend to stay at this floor indefinitely, so there's no meaningful price risk in grabbing copies for an ETB-trigger deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.