Protean Raider

Commanders that run Protean Raider most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Admiral Beckett Brass: 1,473 decks
• Admiral Brass, Unsinkable: 555 decks
• Zara, Renegade Recruiter: 259 decks
• Mary Read and Anne Bonny: 221 decks
• Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider: 166 decks
• Captain Vargus Wrath: 93 decks

Often played with Protean Raider

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Slippery Scoundrel
• Storm Fleet Swashbuckler
• Dreamcaller Siren
• Ruin Raider
• Deadeye Brawler
• Dire Fleet Poisoner
• Kukemssa Pirates
• Daring Buccaneer
• Dire Fleet Captain
• Captain Vargus Wrath

Rulings

• 2018-01-19: If Protean Raider somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, Protean Raider can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.
• 2018-01-19: If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
• 2018-01-19: If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Protean Raider), then Protean Raider enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature copied.
• 2018-01-19: Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Protean Raider enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the chosen creature will also work.
• 2018-01-19: If the chosen creature is a token, Protean Raider copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created the token. Protean Raider is not a token in this case.
• 2018-01-19: Protean Raider copies exactly what was printed on the original creature (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
• 2024-11-08: Raid abilities care only that you attacked with a creature. It doesn't matter how many creatures you attacked with or which player, planeswalker, or battle those creatures attacked.
• 2024-11-08: Raid abilities evaluate the entire turn to see if you attacked with a creature. That creature doesn't have to still be on the battlefield. Similarly, the player, planeswalker, or battle it attacked doesn't have to still be in the game or on the battlefield.