Rishadan Dockhand
Creature — Merfolk
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
, 
: Tap target land.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #16658
Rishadan Dockhand taps down a permanent at instant speed for one mana — and does it repeatedly as long as you keep paying. The cost is that it needs crew support to stay useful beyond the first activation, making it a role-player rather than a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rishadan Dockhand earns its slot in tap-heavy or Pirate-matters builds where repeated permanent lock-down compounds over a long game. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient disruption, so it doesn't compete there outside of niche tribal or artifact synergy shells. Modern is legal but the card sees no meaningful play — the format moves too fast for a one-mana-per-activation sink that requires setup. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: viable in the right shell, invisible everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Rishadan Dockhand is true bulk — there's no financial barrier to picking it up. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely appreciate, so treat this as a pure gameplay pickup and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.