Riot Spikes
Enchantment — Aura
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Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/-1.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #28465
Riot Spikes is a one-mana aura that slaps +2/+1 on a creature with no strings attached — efficient on rate, forgettable in impact. The problem is that auras without built-in upside are a two-for-one waiting to happen the moment your opponent points removal at the target.
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 |
Pauper is the only format where Riot Spikes earns serious consideration, and even there it sits on the fringe of aggressive aura builds that need every pip of power they can get for one mana. In Commander, Riot Spikes is too fragile and too low-impact — a single removal spell strands it in the graveyard having accomplished nothing at a table of four. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to make one-mana auras occasionally relevant in fringe Bogles-style lists, but Riot Spikes lacks the protective ceiling those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Riot Spikes is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not value. It's stable at that floor with no realistic upside; nothing about its design profile suggests a reprint or spike is coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.