Riptide Biologist
Onslaught 106 • common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 106
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Justin Sweet
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Protection from Beasts
Morph 2 generic mana blue mana (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
"I gave it two choices: life in the lab or death in the hunt."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Riptide Biologist was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused heavily on the creature type 'tribal' mechanic, encouraging players to build decks centered around specific creature species. This card was designed to support the Wizard tribal theme, allowing players to manipulate the creature types of their permanents to gain mechanical advantages within the game's complex ruleset.
The card features artwork by Daren Bader, a prolific illustrator for the game during this era. Bader’s aesthetic typically leaned into the high-fantasy style prevalent in the early 2000s, often emphasizing atmospheric lighting and distinct character portraits. The card was received by the player base as a utility piece, functioning primarily as an engine for tribal synergies rather than a centerpiece, and it remains a representative example of the technical card design focus that defined the Onslaught block.
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