Marauding Raptor
Marauding Raptor: Creature - Dinosaur, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Creature spells you cast cost 1 less to cast. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Dinosaur
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 228
- Artist
- Bayard Wu
- Commander rank
- 2,983 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Marauding Raptor
Marauding Raptor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 228 in that set, with art by Bayard Wu. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.48 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 2 damage to it. If a Dinosaur is dealt damage this way, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Stand still and try not to look like prey!" -Skerk Hobnett, wilderness guide
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.48 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Marauding Raptor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Marauding Raptor
Marauding Raptor has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #M20-150 | Rare | 2020 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) #150 | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #150p | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #150s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Marauding Raptor, newest first.
- Effects that reduce the generic mana cost of a spell (such as that of Marauding Raptor) can't reduce that spell's colored mana requirements.
- Marauding Raptor's cost reduction doesn't affect itself.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Marauding Raptor is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.