Riftsweeper

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Riftsweeper: Creature - Elf Shaman, Modern Masters. When this creature enters, choose target face-up exiled card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Elf Shaman
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Modern Masters (MMA)
Released
2013-06-07
Collector number
159
Artist
Brian Despain
Commander rank
10,821 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Riftsweeper

Riftsweeper is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Modern Masters (MMA), a Masters set released in June 2013. It is collector number 159 in that set, with art by Brian Despain. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Future Sight (2007) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.51 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

When this creature enters, choose target face-up exiled card. Its owner shuffles it into their library.

"Beings of the rifts are not natural. No longer will these abominations tread upon the body of Gaea."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.51 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Riftsweeper by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Riftsweeper

Riftsweeper has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #MMA-159Uncommon2022
Future Sight (FUT) #136Uncommon2007

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Riftsweeper, newest first.

  • It doesn’t matter why the card was exiled or who owns it.
  • If Riftsweeper affects a suspended card, the card loses its time counters and is no longer suspended.
  • If Riftsweeper affects a card that’s haunting a creature, the haunt effect ends.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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