Riptide Shapeshifter
Onslaught 109 • uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
2 generic mana blue mana blue mana, Sacrifice this creature: Choose a creature type. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card of that type. Put that card onto the battlefield and shuffle the rest into your library.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in the 2002 Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the Riptide Shapeshifter was designed to emphasize the set's central focus on creature-type synergy and tribal mechanics. As part of the blue color identity, this card highlights the shapeshifter's role as a tool for consistency in decks that rely on specific creature types, allowing players to search their libraries for key components of their strategy.
The card features artwork by Greg Staples, who captured the fluid, uncanny nature of the creature through a moody and ethereal aesthetic. The design was well-received by competitive players for its utility in 'toolbox' decks, where its ability to fetch a specific card by name—rather than type—provided a flexible answer to shifting game states, ensuring its lasting presence in older casual and competitive formats.
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