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Murderous Redcap

Creature — Goblin Assassin Uncommon
5 printings EDHREC #4,265 Prices updated Aug 9, 2026
PLST #SHM-192
$1.15
▲ +$0.08 (+7.5%) 7 days
Price History

Murderous Redcap Price Summary

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Murderous Redcap is $1.15 (PLST #SHM-192), and the most expensive is $24.30 (F09 #7, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.15, up 7.5% over 7 days, up 3.6% over 30 days, down 6.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $1.31 (2026).

Murderous Redcap Printings & Prices

8 variants

Murderous Redcap has 5 tracked printings across 5 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Sell Murderous Redcap: Buylist Offers

10 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $11.00 cash for F09 #7 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 45% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom F09 #7 Foil $11.00 $19.99 45%
Card Kingdom SHM #192 Foil $8.50 $16.99 50%
CoolStuffInc SHM #192 Foil $6.50
CoolStuffInc UMA #217 Foil $2.50
Card Kingdom UMA #217 Foil $1.58 $4.49 65%
CoolStuffInc MMA #192 Foil $1.50
Card Kingdom MMA #192 Foil $1.40 $3.99 65%
CoolStuffInc SHM #192 Nonfoil $0.50
CoolStuffInc MMA #192 Nonfoil $0.50
Card Kingdom SHM #192 Nonfoil $0.45 $1.79 75%

Murderous Redcap Rules Text & Legality

Creature — Goblin Assassin — mana cost {2}{B/R}{B/R}

When this creature enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Murderous Redcap is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Murderous Redcap Rulings

5 most recent
  • Jun 7, 2013 If a creature with persist stops being a creature, persist will still work.
  • Jun 7, 2013 If a creature with persist that has +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner’s graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, persist won’t trigger and the card won’t return to the battlefield. That’s because persist checks the creature’s existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
  • Jun 7, 2013 If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they’ll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to the battlefield, the next to resolve will do nothing.
  • Jun 7, 2013 If a token with no -1/-1 counters on it has persist, the ability will trigger when the token is put into the graveyard. However, the token will cease to exist and can’t return to the battlefield.
  • Jun 7, 2013 If multiple creatures with persist are put into the graveyard at the same time (due to combat damage or a spell that destroys all creatures, for example), the active player (the player whose turn it is) puts all of their persist triggers on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last trigger put on the stack is the first one that resolves. That means that in a two-player game, the nonactive player’s persist creatures will return to the battlefield first, then the active player’s persist creatures do the same. The creatures return to the battlefield one at a time.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

8 printings

Murderous Redcap has been reprinted 8 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
PLST #SHM-192 2022-04-29 Uncommon Standard
UMA #217 2018-12-07 Uncommon Standard
UMA #217 2018-12-07 Uncommon Standard
MMA #192 2013-06-07 Uncommon Standard
MMA #192 2013-06-07 Uncommon Standard
F09 #7 2009-01-01 Rare Standard
SHM #192 2008-05-02 Uncommon Standard
SHM #192 2008-05-02 Uncommon Standard

Murderous Redcap in Commander

Murderous Redcap is the #4,265 most-played card on EDHREC, down 32 places over the last 30 days.

Murderous Redcap FAQ

How much is Murderous Redcap worth?

Murderous Redcap is worth about $1.15 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 9, 2026. Prices range from $1.15 to $24.30 across 5 tracked printings.

Is Murderous Redcap legal in Commander?

Yes — Murderous Redcap is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has Murderous Redcap been reprinted?

Yes — Murderous Redcap has been reprinted 8 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Murderous Redcap cheap?

Murderous Redcap trades at about $1.15 — 8 reprints keep supply plentiful.