Rishadan Footpad
Creature — Human Pirate
When this creature enters, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay 
.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #18838
Rishadan Footpad enters the battlefield and immediately forces an opponent to sacrifice a permanent — a real, on-board effect before you've spent a single mana on activation. The three-mana body with a tap ability that repeats the drain is fine value, but you're running Rishadan Footpad because that ETB trigger does immediate work in sacrifice and flicker shells.
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 Footpad slots into sacrifice-value decks that want incremental attrition — the ETB trigger is relevant on entry and again every time you blink or reanimate it. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but the competition is brutal; a three-mana 2/2 with a slow tap ability doesn't make those cuts when the format moves on turn one. Rishadan Footpad is essentially a Commander card at this point, and even there it earns its slot only in decks that can abuse the ETB repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Rishadan Footpad is deep bulk — no barrier to picking up a copy or two for any sacrifice or flicker build. That price is stable; there's no crossover demand from competitive formats pushing it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.