Riot Piker
Creature — Goblin Berserker
First strike
This creature attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23839
Riot Piker is a 2/1 first striker with haste for two mana — aggressive stats for an aggressive price, but the ceiling is low. It's a role-player in red aggro strategies and a filler card everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Riot Piker sees its most plausible home in Pauper, where a two-mana first-striking hasty body can close games in red aggro before opponents stabilize. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition at the two-drop slot is simply too steep — there's no deck that needs Riot Piker when better options exist at the same cost. In Commander, it's too small to matter; 40-life tables and blockers everywhere mean a 2/1 haste, even with first strike, accomplishes nothing by turn four.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Riot Piker is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. There's no meaningful price floor to protect here, and it won't appreciate unless it finds its way into a competitive Pauper staple list, which is unlikely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.