Team-up legendary Magic: The Gathering cards are the design focus in the upcoming March of the Machine set, showcasing Rankle and Torbran on a Rakdos card that has First Strike, Flying, and Haste.Â
Both Rankle and Torbran are returning to the Standard format in a March of the Machine (MOM) legendary team-up card. Mashing these two iconic MTG creatures together has created a unique Rakdos card that may see gameplay in a variety of formats. And as an added bonus, all the legendary team-up cards in MOM have alternative art versions that feature showcase frames from the creature’s last printed set.
Rankle and Torbran
Featuring alternative art with a showcase frame from Throne of Eldraine is Rankle and Torbran in March of the Machine. The five-drop legendary might have too high of a casting cost for Standard but should find homes within Commander, Pioneer, and maybe even the Modern format.Â
- Casting cost: 1BBRR
- Type: Legendary Creature—Faerie Dwarf
- Rarity: Rare
- Stats: 3/4
- Keywords: Flying, First Strike, and Haste
- Ability: Whenever Rankle and Torbran deals combat damage to a player or Battle, choose any number of options
- Option one: Each player creates a Treasure token
- Option two: Each player sacrifices a creature
- Option three: If a source would deal damage to a player or Battle this turn, it deals that much damage plus two instead.
Including Battle as a target on Rankle and Torbran will likely make the legendary team-up a solid finisher in Limited formats. And it may even show up in Standard Constructed, too.Â
The options are a callback to Rankle, Master of Pranks, who ironically saw a decent amount of gameplay in Standard Constructed. Rankle also contributes Haste and Flying. Torbran, Thane of Red Fell didn’t see as much Standard play but was an all-star legendary in the Commander format while seeing some Pioneer play. He contributes the bonus damage from a source and his good looks.
Players can test out Rankle and Torbran from the March of the Machine set when it digitally releases on April 18.
