Riders of the Mark
Riders of the Mark: Creature - Human Knight, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{R}
- Mana value
- 7
- Type
- Creature - Human Knight
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 7/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-11-03
- Collector number
- 827
- Artist
- Antonio José Manzanedo
- Commander rank
- 8,316 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Affinity, Haste, Trample
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About Riders of the Mark
Riders of the Mark is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), released in November 2023. It is collector number 827 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {6}{R} (six generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 7/4 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $8.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Affinity for Humans (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Human you control.)
Trample, haste
At the beginning of your end step, if this creature attacked this turn, return it to its owner's hand. If you do, create a number of 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens equal to its toughness.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $8.25 (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 Riders of the Mark by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| 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 Riders of the Mark
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #832 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Riders of the Mark, newest first.
- If Riders of the Mark leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, you can't return it to its owner's hand from its new zone.
- You won't create tokens if Riders of the Mark is returned to your hand by an effect other than its own triggered ability.
- Use Riders of the Mark's toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens to create.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.