Riptide Crab
Battlebond 228 • common
- Set
- Battlebond
- Collector number
- 228
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $0.04
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 released in 2018 as part of the Battlebond set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was uniquely designed for the Two-Headed Giant multiplayer format, emphasizing cooperative gameplay and team-based mechanics. As a common card within this expansion, it served to balance the limited environment by providing a recurring mill effect that rewarded players for triggering land-based synergies.
The card features artwork by Lake Hurwitz, who utilized a vivid, aquatic aesthetic to depict the creature in its natural habitat. The design focus was on reinforcing the set's seafaring and combat themes, capturing the creature's defensive utility through its creature type and ability. Upon release, the card was received as a functional role-player within the draft environment, fitting seamlessly into the set's overarching nautical motif.
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