Slate Street Ruffian
Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25336
Slate Street Ruffian forces an opponent's blocked creature to discard a card — a situational tax stapled to a 2/1 body for two mana that rarely justifies a slot. The effect is too narrow and too easy to dodge for competitive play at any level.
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 |
Slate Street Ruffian is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the discard trigger requires your opponent to block with the Ruffian, meaning they simply don't — evasion or chump-blocking politics make the effect nearly impossible to reliably fire. In Pauper, where commons can shine, a 2/1 for two with a conditional discard can't compete with the aggressive two-drops that actually close games. Across every format where it's legal, better options exist at the same mana cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Slate Street Ruffian sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its play rate accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a card you pull from a box, not one you buy.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.