Risen Riptide
Creature — Elemental
Whenever you cast a kicked spell, this creature has base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #28841
Risen Riptide is a 3/3 Merfolk for four mana that can't be blocked by non-Merfolk creatures — solid stats with a relevant evasion clause in tribal builds. Outside a Merfolk deck it's a vanilla 3/3, which is unplayable in any competitive context.
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 |
Risen Riptide is a Merfolk tribal card, and that's the only context where it earns a slot. In Commander, it fits narrow Merfolk builds where the unblockable-by-non-Merfolk clause enables reliable combat damage, but even there it competes with strictly better tribe members. In Pauper, Merfolk is a real archetype, but the format rewards one- and two-mana creatures — a four-mana 3/3 without enters-the-battlefield value doesn't make the cut. Legacy and Vintage Merfolk lists run far too lean for Risen Riptide to see play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Risen Riptide is deep bulk — pick it up in a commons box or throw it in a trade binder filler slot. There's no scenario where this card appreciates; it's a casual tribal piece that will stay at floor price indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.