Merchant Raiders
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Human Pirate
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 4
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #163 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.17 USD
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.
Merchant Raiders has 2 printings, first in Commander Legends (2020). EDHREC ranks it #7,224 among Commander cards. It appears most in Admiral Brass, Unsinkable decks (6,271 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Merchant Raiders
- Ahoy Mateys - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Commanders that run Merchant Raiders most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Admiral Brass, Unsinkable: 6,271 decks
- Edward Kenway: 3,675 decks
- Admiral Beckett Brass: 2,983 decks
- Don Andres, the Renegade: 1,013 decks
- Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider: 387 decks
- Ramirez DePietro, Pillager: 303 decks
- Mary Read and Anne Bonny: 297 decks
- Zara, Renegade Recruiter: 150 decks
Often played with Merchant Raiders
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : The ability stopping the creature from untapping will continue to apply to it even if the creature changes controllers.
- : 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.