Shield Bearer
~$0.18 low · ~$0.26 high
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White. Creature — Human Soldier
Fifth Edition #62 · Illustrated by Dan Frazier
Fifth Edition #62 · Illustrated by Dan FrazierWhat is Shield Bearer worth?
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Oracle text
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
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"You have almost completed your four years, my son. Soon you shall be a Skyknight." —Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight
Format legality
All 2 printings of Shield Bearer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fifth Edition 5ed #62· 1997common· Cardmarket €0.12 | common | $0.26 | €0.12 | |
 Ice Age ice #52· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.10 | common | $0.18 | €0.10 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #23,317 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Banding
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fifth Edition card (#62).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (4)
October 1, 2008
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
October 1, 2008
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
October 1, 2008
If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
October 1, 2009
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
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