Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher
DBLInnistrad: Double Feature/#163/2022CommonReprint
Colour IDMV 4
Back face (default printing artwork)
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.11
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.25
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.25TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-10-13
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 78.6%90d▲ 92.3%
90d high
$0.25
90d low
$0.10
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.14
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Last TCGplayer observation was 2026-10-13 (29 days ago). Recent price movement is not available until new observations arrive.
- Was trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.25 as of 2026-10-13.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 20% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Two faced. Transforms during play
Tavern Ruffian
Creature — Human Warrior Werewolf
Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
2 / 5
Tavern Smasher
Creature — Werewolf
Nightbound (If a player casts at least two spells during their own turn, it becomes day next turn.)
6 / 5
Keywords
TransformDayboundNightbound
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (9)
wotc24 Sept 2021
If it's neither day nor night, and a creature with daybound and a creature with nightbound somehow appear on the battlefield at the same time, it becomes day. The creature with nightbound will transform.
wotc24 Sept 2021
If you cast a spell with daybound during night, that spell will be front face up (that is, daybound face up) on the stack. However, it will enter the battlefield with its back face up (that is, with its nightbound face up). It won't enter with its daybound face up and then transform.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Double-faced permanents with daybound transform to their nightbound faces as it becomes night. Similarly, double-faced permanents with nightbound transform to their daybound faces as it becomes day. This happens immediately and is not a state-based action. It happens any time it becomes day or night, not just during the untap step.
wotc24 Sept 2021
If it is night, and the active player of the previous turn cast two or more spells during their turn, it becomes day.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Before a player untaps their permanents during the untap step, the game checks to see if the day/night designation should change.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Permanents with daybound and nightbound can't transform via any means other than their daybound and nightbound abilities. Notably, older cards such as Moonmist that instruct a player to transform permanents don't affect permanents with daybound or nightbound.
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About this card
Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher
Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher is a Creature — Human Warrior Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf (mana value 4). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.25 (up 78.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher FAQ
How much is Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher worth?
The most recent TCGplayer USD retail price recorded for Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher was $0.25 on 2026-10-13 (29 days ago). We will refresh this once new observations arrive. Across the 90 days ending 2026-10-13 the price ranged from $0.10 to $0.25.
What is the cheapest printing of Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt at $0.14 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad: Double Feature at $0.25 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher are there?
Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MID #296, released 2021-09-24.
What is the newest printing of Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DBL #163, released 2022-01-28.
Is there a foil version of Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.30 versus $0.25 for nonfoil, which is 20% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher legal in Commander?
Yes, Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.