Riot Control
Instant
DGMDragon's Maze#6common
"Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them." —Isperia
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 519
- Illustrator
- Slawomir Maniak
- Found in
- Dragons Maze Intro Pack Orzhov Power · Dragons Maze MTGO Redemption · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Plays as:
Protection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 42m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.30
-23.1%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.39L $0.16$0.14
$0.09
$0.05+36% · normal spread
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Foil
$2.62
-7.7%
Since Feb 2024:H $3.19L $0.98$1.55
$3.00
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Rulings
2 · latest Apr 15, 2013
- WotCApr 15, 2013
Count the number of creatures your opponents control as Riot Control resolves to determine how much life you gain.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
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.