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◇ Catalog #39

Elven Riders

rqs·#39·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Melissa A. Benson

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Jul 1996

30 yr ago

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,098 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Elf

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

"Sometimes it is better to be swift of foot than strong of swordarm." —Elven proverb

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-05-01wotc

Creatures with reach (such as Giant Spider) don't actually have flying, so they can't block this.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from RQS — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #39 of *Rivals Quick Start Set*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1996 Rivals Quick Start Set release.

Card type: Creature — Elf, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,098 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson. Rarix catalogs 261 other cards credited to this artist.