Riot is a triggered keyword ability which lets a player choose if a creature enters the battlefield either with haste or with a +1/+1 counter on it.[1]
Expansion Info[]
Riot was introduced into Magic Arena with Ravnica Allegiance (open beta).
Video[]
Watch this explanatory video to see how Riot works.
Comprehensive Rules[]
Comprehensive Rules Glossary (August 7, 2020)
- Riot
- A keyword ability that lets a player choose whether certain creatures enter the battlefield with haste or with a +1/+1 counter. See rule 702.135, “Riot.”
Comprehensive Rules (August 7, 2020)
- 702.135. Riot
- 702.135a Riot is a static ability. “Riot” means “You may have this permanent enter the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. If you don’t, it gains haste.”
- 702.135b If a permanent has multiple instances of riot, each works separately.
Riot Card List[]
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Burning-Tree Vandal (3) Creature — Human Rogue (2/1) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Whenever Burning-Tree Vandal attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. |
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Clamor Shaman (3) Creature — Goblin Shaman (1/1) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Whenever Clamor Shaman attacks, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn. |
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Domri, Chaos Bringer (4) Legendary Planeswalker — Domri (5) +1: Add or . If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains riot. (It enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) −3: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal up to two creature cards from among them and put them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. |
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Frenzied Arynx (4) Creature — Cat Beast (3/3) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Trample |
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Ghor-Clan Wrecker (4) Creature — Human Warrior (2/2) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) |
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Gruul Beastmaster (4) Creature — Human Shaman (2/2) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Whenever Gruul Beastmaster attacks, another target creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is Gruul Beastmaster's power. |
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Gruul Spellbreaker (3) Creature — Ogre Warrior (3/3) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Trample |
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Rampaging Rendhorn (5) Creature — Beast (4/4) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) |
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Ravager Wurm (6) Creature — Wurm (4/5) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) When Ravager Wurm enters the battlefield, choose up to one — |
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Rhythm of the Wild (3) Enchantment Creature spells you control can't be countered. Nontoken creatures you control have riot. (They enter the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) |
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Rubblebelt Rioters (3) Creature — Human Berserker (0/4) Haste Whenever Rubblebelt Rioters attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. |
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Skarrgan Hellkite (5) Creature — Dragon (4/4) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Flying |
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Wrecking Beast (7) Creature — Beast (6/6) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Trample |
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Zhur-Taa Goblin (2) Creature — Goblin Berserker (2/2) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) |
Abilities | Evergreen Abilities: Deathtouch • Defender • Double Strike • Enchant • Equip • First Strike • Flash • Flying • Haste • Hexproof • Indestructible • Lifelink • Menace • Prowess • Reach • Trample • Vigilance • Ward
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Other Keyword Abilities: Affinity • Afflict • Afterlife • Aftermath • Ascend • Blitz • Boast • Cascade • Casualty • Changeling • Cleave • Companion • Compleated • Convoke • Crew • Cycling • Decayed • Disturb • Embalm • Escape • Eternalize • Evoke • Evolve • Exalted • Exploit • Fabricate • Fear • Flashback • Foretell • Hideaway • Improvise • Jump-Start • Kicker • Landwalk • Living Weapon • Madness • Menace • Mentor • Modular • Mutate • Ninjutsu • Outlast • Overload • Persist • Protection • Prowess • Rebound • Reconfigure • Riot • Scavenge • Shroud • Spectacle • Split Second • Storm • Training • Transform • Undying • Unearth
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Ability Words | Addendum • Constellation • Enrage • Landfall • Magecraft • Raid • Revolt • Undergrowth | |
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Actions | Adapt • Amass • Connive • Exert • Explore • Investigate • Learn • Phase out • Proliferate • Surveil • Venture into the Dungeon |
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