Riptide Replicator
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a color and a creature type.
This artifact enters with X charge counters on it.
, 
: Create an X/X creature token of the chosen color and type, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- $7.00
- EDHREC rank
- #21472
Riptide Replicator enters with X charge counters and taps to make a token of any creature type you named — a repeatable, scalable factory that fits any tribal shell willing to invest the mana. The entry cost is steep, but the payoff is a permanent engine that runs every turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Riptide Replicator is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games give it time to recoup the X investment across multiple activations, and tribal synergies are dense enough that the named creature type will almost always matter. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but sees no play; the mana overhead is disqualifying in formats where games end before the engine pays off. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's pace that tribal builds there can make similar use of it, though the 20-life clock compresses the window considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Maskwood Nexus does something adjacent — making all your creatures every type at once — for a similar price, but it trades Riptide Replicator's token production for a blanket-type effect that can break open tribal synergies faster. If you specifically want repeatable token generation on a budget, Beats to consider include Springjack Pasture for Goat tribal edge cases, but honestly nothing maps cleanly onto the exact niche Riptide Replicator fills at a lower price point.
Price Context
Current price
$7.00 mid tier
At $7.00, Riptide Replicator sits in the mid tier — meaningful enough to feel in a budget, justified in a dedicated tribal build that actually loops its activation. It's a low-reprint artifact from a small set, so the price is stable rather than inflated; you're not overpaying, but you're also not getting a deal.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.