Relentless Raptor
Creature — Dinosaur
Vigilance
This creature attacks or blocks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #23061
Relentless Raptor is a 3/3 vigilance for two mana — a rate that would be clean if it didn't force an attack or block every combat. That mandatory aggression is the entire cost, and in the wrong shell it's a liability that hands opponents free blocks; in the right shell, it barely matters.
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 |
Relentless Raptor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have no interest in it — two-mana creatures need to do more than swing or block on command, and better aggressive two-drops exist at every price point. Commander is where Relentless Raptor finds its niche: in combat-mandatory or Dinosaur-tribal decks, the drawback collapses entirely, and a 3/3 vigilance for two contributes real pressure early while holding back on defense.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Relentless Raptor is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Don't expect that to move; it has no competitive applications pulling the price up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.