Soltari Crusader
~$0.25 TCGplayer
White. Creature — Soltari Knight
Tempest #41 · Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
Tempest #41 · Illustrated by Randy GallegosWhat is Soltari Crusader worth?
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Oracle text
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
2/1
"Carry war to the Dauthi, no matter the way, no matter the world." —Soltari battle chant
Format legality
The only printing of Soltari Crusader
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tempest tmp #41· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.35 | uncommon | $0.25 | €0.35 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #25,017 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Shadow
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tempest card (#41).
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.
Card breakdown
The parts of Soltari Crusader, read from the Tempest printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Soltari Crusader. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Soltari and Knight are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Randy Gallegos. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Tempest. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- ShadowCR 702.28
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2021-03-19
Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
2021-03-19
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
2021-03-19
If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
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