Rishadan Brigand
Creature — Human Pirate
Flying
When this creature enters, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay 
.
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #20762
Rishadan Brigand enters the battlefield and forces each opponent to sacrifice a land, which in a four-player Commander game means three lands gone before anyone untaps. The cost is that it's a 2/2 for four mana with no other text — the rate is bad, and the effect is a one-time symmetry-breaker rather than a repeatable engine.
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 |
In Commander, Rishadan Brigand scales with the number of opponents in a way no other format replicates — three forced land sacrifices on a single ETB is a meaningful tempo hit that can strand players on two or three mana in the early turns. Outside of dedicated land-destruction or stax shells, though, a 2/2 for four with no staying power is too slow to build around. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, it sees no play — established land-disruption strategies have far more efficient tools at that price point. Rishadan Brigand is a Commander-only proposition, and even there it belongs in a specific deck rather than as a generic include.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Rishadan Brigand is firmly bulk — easy to acquire, easy to trade for, and not a card anyone is speculating on. The price reflects its narrow playability: it's a role-player in stax and land-destruction Commander decks, not a staple, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.