Magic: The Gathering

Riptide Replicator

Onslaught 309 • rare

Set: Onslaught
Collector number: 309
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: X mana 4 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Doug Chaffee
Market price: $1.90

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Market

What it's worth

$1.90market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$1.89 – $2.75 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Onslaught set, the Riptide Replicator offers players a unique way to generate creature tokens by investing mana into its activated ability. Its value to collectors and players alike lies in this flexible utility, which allows for the creation of diverse forces during the course of a game.

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Card face

What it does

As this artifact enters, choose a color and a creature type.

This artifact enters with X charge counters on it.

4 generic mana, tap: Create an X/X creature token of the chosen color and type, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact.

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 Replicator was released in the 2002 Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a core set representing the plane of Otaria, the design philosophy behind this artifact focused on the set's central themes of graveyard interaction and token generation. The card allows players to pay mana to create copies of creature cards, reflecting the set's mechanical emphasis on modularity and long-term board state advantage.

The card features artwork by artist Donato Giancola, known for his masterful use of lighting and atmospheric composition. Giancola illustrated the Replicator as a complex, industrial device consistent with the set's aesthetic, which bridged high fantasy elements with mechanical artifice. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility piece for casual play, appreciated more for its tactical flexibility in prolonged games than for high-tier competitive performance.

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About

About Riptide Replicator

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