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Maraleaf Rider
Card Information
Type: Creature — Elf Knight
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 686
Oracle Text
Sacrifice a Food: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- November 8, 2024
If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).
Source: wotc - October 4, 2019
If the target creature can block other creatures but can't block Maraleaf Rider, it's free to block any other creature or to not block at all.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2019
If the target creature can't block for any reason (such as being tapped), then it doesn't block. If there's a cost associated with having it block, its controller isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to block in that case either.
Source: wotc
Price History
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