Ripjaw Raptor
Creature — Dinosaur
Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2799
Ripjaw Raptor turns every ping, combat assignment, and damage-based removal spell into a free card — a 4/5 body that replaces itself every time an opponent tries to trade with it. Decks like Wayta, Trainer Prodigy that deliberately deal damage to their own creatures make Ripjaw Raptor a draw engine, not just a threat; even in fair green shells it demands an answer the moment it hits the table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy's ability deals damage to your own creatures to test them, which means Ripjaw Raptor draws a card every single time Wayta activates — the two cards are purpose-built for each other, and the 91% inclusion rate reflects that.
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid's goad triggers push opponents into attacking and blocking into your board, and Ripjaw Raptor converts every one of those forced combats into a card draw while surviving most of the damage thanks to its 4/5 stat line.
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt cares about creatures fighting and getting blocked, and Ripjaw Raptor draws a card in both scenarios — Neyith's double-power trigger on blocked creatures then turns that into even more damage, and more draws.
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar wants a critical mass of powerful Dinosaurs to flip off combat damage triggers, and Ripjaw Raptor earns its slot by being a resilient body that also replaces itself whenever removal or combat tries to deal with it.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored's discover triggers reward stacking the deck with Dinosaurs, and Ripjaw Raptor is one of the format's best enrage payoffs — it keeps card parity while Pantlaza is building toward a board state that closes games.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ripjaw Raptor does its best work: multiplayer tables are full of incidental damage sources, fight spells, and players who want to trade in combat, all of which become free draws on a body that demands immediate attention. In Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 4/5 with no immediate impact is too slow for the format's average clock, and there are cheaper creatures that generate card advantage without waiting to be damaged. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but the bar for a four-drop in those formats is prohibitively high — Ripjaw Raptor doesn't come close. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, particularly in any shell that can engineer the enrage trigger repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ripjaw RaptorNiv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite damage
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Ripjaw RaptorNiv-Mizzet, Parun
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers
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Feast of SanityRipjaw Raptor
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Ripjaw Raptor isn't currently available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number before buying. It has seen multiple reprints in Dinosaur-heavy products, which has historically kept the price accessible — it's rarely a budget obstacle in the decks that want it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.