Riptide Crab
The List BBD-228 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- BBD-228
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Vigilance
When this creature dies, draw a card.
It sleeps with its claws open.
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 Crab was originally released in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Onslaught. Designed as a common blue creature, it reflected the set's heavy tribal theme revolving around creature types, in this case, the Crab creature type. The card features art by Adam Rex, who captured the creature's aquatic, defensive nature in a style consistent with early 2000s fantasy trading card illustration.
The version designated as BBD-228 appeared as part of The List, a curated selection of cards from throughout Magic: The Gathering's history that are randomly inserted into Set Boosters. By including older cards like the Riptide Crab in modern booster packs, the publisher aimed to provide players with access to diverse mechanics and nostalgic reprints, effectively bridging the gap between historical set design and contemporary gameplay environments.
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