Tin Street Dodger
Creature — Goblin Rogue
Haste
: This creature can't be blocked this turn except by creatures with defender.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #11535
Tin Street Dodger is a one-mana 1/1 with haste and the ability to block — or be blocked by — only creatures with defender, which makes it effectively unblockable in most boardstates. In Goro-Goro and Satoru, that combination of haste and evasion is the entire point: connect on turn one, trigger the ninjutsu chain, and never look back.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Goro-Goro and Satoru
Goro-Goro and Satoru rewards exactly what Tin Street Dodger does naturally — attack with a haste creature on curve, then use that open lane to ninjutsu in something large and threatening before blockers can be established.
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 |
Tin Street Dodger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it earns its slot almost exclusively in ninjutsu shells, where the haste-plus-evasion combination is a reliable trigger enabler from turn one. In Pauper it competes with a crowded field of cheap red creatures and rarely makes the cut outside of very specific aggro builds. In Modern and Legacy the power bar is simply too high for a 1/1 with no offensive upside beyond evasion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Tin Street Dodger is deep bulk — cheap enough to throw into any ninjutsu build without a second thought. Bulk commons at this price point don't move much in either direction; pick it up whenever you need it and don't worry about timing.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.