Riparian Tiger
Creature — Cat
Trample
When this creature enters, you get 
(two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay . If you do, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #26525
Riparian Tiger is a five-mana 4/4 with trample and energy synergy — functional, but unremarkable for its cost. Comparable creatures in green do more for less, and Riparian Tiger rarely earns its slot outside dedicated energy builds.
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 |
In Commander, Riparian Tiger is a fringe inclusion that only makes sense in an energy-focused deck where you're already generating counters from other sources — outside that context, a vanilla-adjacent 4/4 for five is far below the format's power floor. In Pauper, where the card pool is constrained, energy synergies are more concentrated and Riparian Tiger can pull real weight in green energy shells. Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have long since moved past five-mana creatures that don't immediately impact the board, so Riparian Tiger sees no serious play there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Riparian Tiger is deep bulk — the price of a card nobody is actively seeking out. It holds that floor as long as energy remains a casual-only theme in Commander, with no realistic catalyst to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.