Rishkar, Peema Renegade
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
LegalRampRank #805
When Rishkar enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Each creature you control with a counter on it has "
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Why is this card good?
Why it's good: Rishkar is a brilliant two-for-one: he buffs your board and turns every counter-bearing creature into a mana dork. In the right deck, this ramps you explosively — suddenly your whole battlefield taps for green, enabling huge X-spells, giant Hydras, or just chaining out threats.
Where it shines:
- +1/+1 counter decks (Ezuri, Pir & Toothy, Hamza, Ghave) where lots of creatures already carry counters — Rishkar makes them all mana producers.
- Elfball / Selesnya tokens that want to convert a wide board into ramp.
- As a cheap, repeatable counter-doubler synergy piece alongside Hardened Scales effects.
It's also just a fine 3-mana ramp creature on a relevant tribe (Elf) that can crew or feed sacrifice fodder.
When NOT to play it: Skip Rishkar in go-tall or non-counter decks — without other creatures carrying counters, you're getting two counters and a vanilla body. He needs board presence to pay off, so he's weak in slower, controlling, or creature-light lists.
Related cards
Hardened Scales
Amplifies the +1/+1 counters Rishkar distributes.
Branching Evolution
Doubles counters Rishkar places, boosting mana and stats.
Doubling Season
Doubles counters entering, accelerating Rishkar's mana-dork engine.
Inspiring Call
Draws cards and protects your counter-laden creatures.
The Ozolith
Preserves counters to keep creatures making mana.
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
Adds extra counters to each creature, supporting Rishkar's mana production.
Cathars' Crusade
Counters synergy that fuels Rishkar's mana from many creatures.
Conclave Mentor
Adds counters and gains life supporting counter-based mana.
Printings (12)
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