Rathi Trapper
Creature — Human Rebel Rogue
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #21066
Rathi Trapper taps any target creature at instant speed — the cost is tapping the Trapper itself, which matters less than it sounds in most tap-synergy shells. The exception is Horobi, Death's Wail, where pointing any activated ability at a creature just kills it, turning the Trapper into a repeatable, no-mana murder engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns every tap activation of Rathi Trapper into unconditional removal — no mana required, just the Trapper untapped — making it one of the most efficient repeated kill spells the deck can run.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rathi Trapper is a bulk common, and outside of Commander it almost never sees play — Legacy, Vintage, and Pauper are all technically legal homes, but tapping a creature for the cost of your own creature's tap is not competitive in those formats. In Commander, it earns a slot in one specific context: Horobi, Death's Wail decks, where the targeting trigger is all that matters and the "tap to tap" cost becomes irrelevant. Outside of that combo shell, the effect is too slow and too easily disrupted to justify a roster spot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Rathi Trapper is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. It will stay at this price indefinitely; the demand ceiling is narrow enough that no reprint or spike scenario applies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.