Merchant Raiders
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan CommanderLCC · #163
- Card type
- Creature — Human Pirate
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.22 € · 0.41 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Whenever this creature or another Pirate you control enters, tap up to one target creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Deruchenko Alexander
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-11-17
Flavour text
"Tell you what, you keep the rope."
Rulings
If another player gains control of Merchant Raiders, the creature will no longer be affected by the ability stopping it from untapping, even if you later regain control of Merchant Raiders.
The ability stopping the creature from untapping will continue to apply to it even if the creature changes controllers.
The triggered ability can target any creature, including one that is already tapped. In that case, the creature stays tapped and won't untap during its controller's untap step.
