Twisted Riddlekeeper
Creature — Eldrazi Sphinx
Emerge 
(You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, tap up to two target permanents. Put a stun counter on each of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Flying
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #18927
Twisted Riddlekeeper taxes every opponent's draw step by forcing a mill-two or a discard, and it does that from a 2/2 body for three mana without any setup. The effect is real but diffuse — it chips away at resources rather than closing games, so it earns its slot in dedicated mill or discard strategies and not much else.
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 |
Commander is where Twisted Riddlekeeper gets the most mileage — three opponents means three triggers every turn cycle, which compounds the mill or hand-pressure surprisingly fast in a dedicated self-mill or group-slug shell. Outside Commander, the effect is too slow and too optional to compete; in Legacy and Vintage, opponents simply discard a land or a redundant piece and move on, and there are far more efficient ways to attack hand or library. Modern has no meaningful home for it either — the format demands faster, more decisive threats than a three-mana 2/2 that lets the opponent choose their punishment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Twisted Riddlekeeper is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons box. Bulk rares with narrow applications like this one rarely appreciate, so buy it to play it, not to hold it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.