Riot Devils
Creature — Devil
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29563
Riot Devils is a 3/1 for three mana with no abilities — a vanilla 3/1 at sorcery speed that trades down to nearly every relevant blocker in competitive play. There is no format or archetype where this rate is acceptable.
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 |
Riot Devils is a 3/1 for three mana with no text box, and that rate is unplayable in every format where it's legal. In Commander, the card does nothing the turn it enters, dies to a stiff breeze, and competes for a slot against hundreds of three-drops that generate value or advance a game plan. Pauper is the one format where commons see serious play, but even there the bar for a three-mana creature is a relevant ETB, evasion, or a statline above a 3/1 — Riot Devils clears none of those. Legacy and Vintage aren't worth discussing.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Riot Devils is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box at a swap table. There is no pressure on that price to move in any direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.