Peerless Ropemaster
Creature — Human Rogue
When this creature enters, return up to one target tapped creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #24877
Peerless Ropemaster locks down a creature every turn it attacks — repeatable tapping without spending a card is real board control. The cost is four mana for a 3/3, which is a steep rate unless you're already in a tap-synergy shell that makes the ability matter on turn four and beyond.
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, Peerless Ropemaster earns its slot in tap-matters decks — think Untap, Inspired, or vigilance synergies — where neutralizing one threat per combat cycle compounds over a long game. Outside of those shells it's too slow and fragile to justify four mana at a table with three opponents. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer it doesn't compete; the rate is well below what aggressive or midrange decks need, and dedicated tap effects have better options. Pauper is the one place a repeatable tap stapled to a reasonable body might see a niche use, but even there the four-mana ask is a hurdle.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Peerless Ropemaster is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. That price reflects limited demand and easy supply, and there's no realistic pressure pushing it higher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.