Ronin Cliffrider
Creature — Human Samurai
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it deal 1 damage to each creature defending player controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #21309
Ronin Cliffrider taps to give all blocking creatures -1/-1 until end of turn, effectively punishing any player who tries to stop your attackers. Five mana for a 3/3 with an activated ability that costs three more is too expensive to be competitive at any table that runs better options.
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 |
Ronin Cliffrider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in none of them at any meaningful rate. In Commander, the effect is niche — it discourages blocks rather than removing threats, and at five mana plus a three-mana activation, the total investment rarely justifies the result. Legacy and Vintage have access to vastly more efficient evasion tools and combat tricks, so Ronin Cliffrider never competes there. Modern has the same problem: the format's speed makes a five-mana do-nothing-on-entry creature a liability.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Ronin Cliffrider is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is minimal. There's no reason to expect this to move in either direction, and if you're buying it, you're buying it because nothing else was available.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.