Magic: The Gathering

Riptide Entrancer

Onslaught 108 • rare

Set: Onslaught
Collector number: 108
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue
Artist: Scott Hampton
Market price: $1.36

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What it's worth

$1.36market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$1.27 – $1.44 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This rare card from the Onslaught set serves as a powerful utility tool, allowing players to manipulate the battlefield by seizing control of their opponent's creatures. Its capacity to swing the momentum of a match makes it a prized inclusion for those who enjoy strategic, tempo-based gameplay.

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What it does

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, gain control of target creature that player controls. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Morph blue 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.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Riptide Entrancer was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a card tied to the Cephalid creature type, it was developed during a period where Wizards of the Coast was exploring themes of oceanic manipulation and complexity within the game's mechanics, specifically focusing on the interactions between player libraries and the graveyard.

The card’s illustration was provided by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in Magic's visual identity. Rush opted for a surreal, fluid aesthetic that emphasized the creature's ability to exert influence over the minds of others, utilizing a palette of deep blues and greens that became characteristic of the set's blue-aligned cards and its overall aquatic atmosphere.

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