Ringskipper
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Flying
When this creature dies, clash with an opponent. If you win, return this card to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #14837
Ringskipper gives you a repeatable way to make your commander unblockable — relevant the turn it hits, not just in theory. The cost is a two-mana 1/1 that does nothing without a commander in play, so outside of dedicated commander-damage or connive shells, it's a liability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
Marvo, Deep Operative cares about connecting with players to trigger connive, and Ringskipper removes every blocker from the equation — making that trigger virtually guaranteed every combat.
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 |
In Commander, Ringskipper is a narrow role-player: it shows up in decks where connecting with the commander repeatedly is the entire engine, and Marvo, Deep Operative lists are the clearest example. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format where evasion usually comes attached to more useful bodies or spells. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to ignore it entirely. Ringskipper is a Commander card through and through — the singleton format is the only place the effect is worth the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Ringskipper is deep bulk — pickup cost is negligible if Marvo is your commander. Bulk commons this narrow don't appreciate; buy it for the deck, not the binder.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.