Riot Control

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Riot Control: Instant, Bloomburrow Commander. You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Common
Set
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
151
Artist
Slawomir Maniak
Commander rank
2,302 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Riot Control

Riot Control is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 151 in that set, with art by Slawomir Maniak. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Dragon's Maze (2013) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

"Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them." -Isperia

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (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 Riot Control by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Riot Control

Riot Control has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Dragon's Maze (DGM) #6Common2013

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Riot Control, newest first.

  • Riot Control doesn't prevent combat damage that would be dealt to planeswalkers you control. It also doesn't prevent damage that would be dealt to creatures you control.
  • Count the number of creatures your opponents control as Riot Control resolves to determine how much life you gain.

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