Soldier
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| Statistics |
697 cards 61.4%  9.5%  5.5%  7.5%  2.7%  1.3%  0.6%  0.1%  2.3%  0.7%  0.3%  5.2%  0.1%  1.9%  1% |
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Soldier is a creature type and class. Soldiers are trained combatants who are part of a formal army.[1] They are tough and disciplined, adept at fighting in concert, and overwhelming the enemy. The subtype was first featured on Icatian cards of Fallen Empires, but Benalish Hero from Alpha and several other early cards have retroactively become Soldiers, as well.
Description[edit | edit source]
Many soldiers have first strike, vigilance or other combat-oriented abilities. Most soldiers are white,[2][3] though a large minority are blue or red, and a few green and black soldiers have been printed as well. In the Grand Creature Type Update the subtypes Avenger (Righteous Avengers), Hero (Benalish Hero), Legionnaire (Akron Legionnaire), Pikeman (Pikemen) and Squire (Squire) were incorporated into the Soldier class.
Soldier Organizations[edit | edit source]
Notable Soldiers[edit | edit source]
- Dominaria
- Baird
- Commander Eesha
- General Jarkeld
- Gerrard Capashen
- King Darien
- Lieutenant Kirtar
- Major Teroh
- Rashida Scalebane
- Sisay
- Torsten Von Ursus
- Ikoria
- Innistrad
- Mirrodin/New Phyrexia
- Ravnica
- Shandalar
- Tarkir
- Theros
- Zendikar
- Unknown
- Other
- Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
- Cao Ren, Wei Commander
- Dong Zhou, the Tyrant
- Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior
- Huang Zhong, Shu General
- Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen
- Liu Bei, Lord of Shu
- Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms
- Lu Meng, Wu General
- Lu Xun, Scholar General
- Ma Chao, Western Warrior
- Meng Huo, Barbarian King
- Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal
- Sun Ce, Young Conquerer
- Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
- Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
- Yuan Shao, the Indecisive
- Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior
- Zhang He, Wei General
- Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei
- Zhao Zilong, Tiger General
- Zhou Yu, Chief Commander
Tokens[edit | edit source]
More than 30 cards produce Soldier tokens, which makes the Soldier token the second most common one, after saprolings.[5][6]
- Soldier (Unglued) with unspecified power and toughness.
Tribal type[edit | edit source]
Morningtide featured one tribal Soldier equipment which was cheaper to cast with Ballyrush Banneret.
Soldier manlands, enchantments, and artifacts[edit | edit source]
Soldiers are created by:
- Boros Keyrune (1/1 red and white Soldier artifact creature with double strike.)
- Forbidding Watchtower (1/5 white Soldier)
- Opal Acrolith (2/4 white Soldier)
- Opal Avenger (3/5 white Soldier)
- Opal Caryatid (2/2 white Soldier)
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- All Gideon planeswalkers can become Human Soldiers. The are typically indestructible and have 4/4, 5/5 or 6/6 power and toughness. Gideon, Champion of Justice has power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him.
- Daru Stinger gained the Human race in the Grand Creature Type Update, but it was removed later because it made the card substantially better than it was designed.[8] Thus, it is the only Soldier without a race in its type line.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 14, 2019). "Flavour-wise, what's the difference between soldier, knight and warrior?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 11, 2014). "Veteran's Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (July 23, 2012). "Spot the Soldier". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (February 28, 2003). "Style Guide - Soldiers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 26, 2003). "Soldiers of Fortune". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (May 27, 2003). "Soldier Tokens". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Magic Arcana (March 22, 2007). "Planar Chaos Token Art 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (January 15, 2015). "Fate Reforged Update Bulletin — Oracle Text". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
