Warrior
Warrior is a creature class.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Warriors are combatants who fight alone or in loose hordes. Unlike soldiers, whose strength is in their numbers, a single warrior is often content to take on the world all by him- or herself. Warriors favor brute strength over cunning, sheer will over tactics. Many warriors have trample.
The first card to feature the type was Cat Warriors from Legends. Retroactively, many cards like Dwarven Warriors, Goblin Balloon Brigade and Orcish Artillery from Alpha gained the type, as well. Most warriors are black, red, or green.[2][3]
Notable Warriors[edit | edit source]
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Tribal type[edit | edit source]
- Morningtide featured Obsidian Battle-Axe, an equipment that equips for free on Warriors if they just entered the battlefield.
- Brighthearth Banneret makes Warrior spells cheaper to cast.
- Chief of the Edge and Chief of the Scale give +1/+0 and +0/+1, respectably.
- Herald of Dromoka gives Warriors Vigilance.
- Blood-Chin Rager gives Warriors Menace.
Warrior tokens[edit | edit source]
Token | Color | Type | P/T | Additional Rules | Source | Printings |
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Warrior | White | Creature — Warrior | 1/1 | |||
White | Creature — Warrior | 1/1 | Vigilance | |||
Black | Creature — Warrior | 2/1 | ||||
Red | Creature — Warrior | 1/1 | ||||
Cat Warrior | Green | Creature — Cat Warrior | 2/2 | Forestwalk | ||
Elf Warrior | Green | Creature — Elf Warrior | 1/1 | |||
Green/White | Creature — Elf Warrior | 1/1 | ||||
Giant Warrior | White | Creature — Giant Warrior | 5/5 | |||
Red/Green | Creature — Giant Warrior | 4/4 | Haste | |||
Goblin Warrior | Red/Green | Creature — Goblin Warrior | 1/1 | |||
Human Warrior named Stangg Twin |
Red/Green | Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 3/4 | |||
Sand Warrior | Red/Green/White | Creature — Sand Warrior | 1/1 | |||
Spirit Warrior | Black/Green | Creature — Spirit Warrior | X/X | |||
Treefolk Warrior | Green | Creature — Treefolk Warrior | */* | This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control. | ||
Cat Warrior named Nacatl War-Pride |
Green | Creature — Cat Warrior | 3/3 | Nacatl War-Pride must be blocked by exactly one creature if able. Whenever Nacatl War-Pride attacks, create X tokens that are copies of Nacatl War-Pride and that are tapped and attacking, where X is the number of creatures defending player controls. Exile the tokens at the beginning of the next end step. |
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Giant Warrior named Warchief Giant |
Red | Creature — Giant Warrior | 5/3 | Haste Myriad |
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Zombie Bird Warrior named Aven Initiate |
White | Creature — Zombie Bird Warrior | 3/2 | Flying | ||
Zombie Bird Warrior named Aven Wind Guide |
White | Creature — Zombie Bird Warrior | 2/3 | Flying, vigilance Creature tokens you control have flying and vigilance. |
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Zombie Illusion Warrior named Labyrinth Guardian |
White | Creature — Zombie Illusion Warrior | 2/3 | Whenever Labyrinth Guardian becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it. | ||
Zombie Naga Warrior named Tah-Crop Skirmisher |
White | Creature — Zombie Naga Warrior | 2/1 | |||
Zombie Human Warrior named Trueheart Duelist |
White | Creature — Zombie Human Warrior | 2/2 | Trueheart Duelist can block an additional creature each combat. | ||
Zombie Human Warrior named Unwavering Initiate |
White | Creature — Zombie Human Warrior | 3/2 | Vigilance | ||
Zombie Human Warrior named Proven Combatant |
Black | Creature — Zombie Human Warrior | 4/4 | |||
Zombie Jackal Warrior named Earthshaker Khenra |
Black | Creature — Zombie Jackal Warrior | 4/4 | Haste When Earthshaker Khenra enters the battlefield, target creature with power less than or equal to Earthshaker Khenra's power can't block this turn. |
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Zombie Naga Warrior named Sinuous Striker |
Black | Creature — Zombie Naga Warrior | 4/4 |
Warrior manlands[edit | edit source]
Warrior are also created by:
- Ghitu Encampment (2/1 red Warrior with First Strike)
Creature update[edit | edit source]
In the Grand Creature Type Update the subtype Stangg-Twin for a token created by Stangg was changed into a (Human) Warrior token "named Stangg Twin". The subtypes Raider (Erg Raiders) and War-Rider (Varchild's War-Riders) were incorporated into the Warrior class as well.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mark Rosewater. (January 28, 2008.) "War(rior) Stories", magicthegathering.com, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Devin Low. (February 01, 2008.) "Hidden Warriors", magicthegathering.com, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer. (January 30, 2008.) "The Warrior Esthetic", magicthegathering.com, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana. (March 15, 2007.) "Planar Chaos Token Art 1", magicthegathering.com, Wizards of the Coast.