Maraleaf Rider
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #166 · Common · Creature — Elf Knight
Mana cost: {1}{G}
Sacrifice a Food: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able.
They both hunger for battle.
Power/toughness 3/1 · Illustrated by Kieran Yanner · Released October 4, 2019
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.13 USD · €0.03 EUR
- Foil: $0.17 USD · €0.22 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 23, 2026: down $0.06 USD (31.6%) to $0.13 USD; low $0.12 USD, high $0.19 USD.
Printings
- Foundations Jumpstart #686 (J25) · Common · 2024 · $0.15 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #166 (this printing) · Common · 2019 · $0.13 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — If the target creature can block other creatures but can't block Maraleaf Rider, it's free to block any other creature or to not block at all.
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — If the target creature can't block for any reason (such as being tapped), then it doesn't block. If there's a cost associated with having it block, its controller isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to block in that case either.
- 2024-11-08 · wotc — If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).