Rakish Scoundrel
Creature — Elf Rogue
Deathtouch
When this creature enters or is turned face up, target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #22885
Rakish Scoundrel enters with a +1/+1 counter and hands out a counter to any creature that deals combat damage to a player — free, persistent growth with no mana investment beyond the initial two. That's a real rate for aggressive or counter-synergy builds, and the reason it shows up in token-wide pump strategies.
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, Rakish Scoundrel slots cleanly into vampire tribal and +1/+1 counter decks that want wide boards turning sideways — every unblocked attacker snowballs without spending a card. Competitive constructed formats don't want a 2/2 for two that needs to connect to do anything; Pioneer and Modern have cheaper, more reliable counter engines. In Pauper, the common slot is crowded with more immediate threats, so Rakish Scoundrel sits at the fringe of playability there too. It's a Commander card, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Rakish Scoundrel is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy outright. There's no meaningful price floor to hold, but at that cost there's also zero financial risk to testing it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.