Captain of the Watch

Creature — Human Soldier 3/3, 4WW (6)

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

When Captain of the Watch enters the battlefield, put three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Illus. Greg Staples

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2009: Captain of the Watch grants +1/+1 and vigilance to all other Soldier creatures you control, not just the ones its ability puts onto the battlefield.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Daru Warchief

Creature — Human Soldier 1/1, 2WW (4)

Soldier spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Soldier creatures you control get +1/+2.

His victories speak for him.

Illus. Tim Hildebrandt

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Planeswalker — Elspeth (Loyalty: 4), 2WW (4)

+1: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield.

+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.

-8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control are indestructible."

Illus. Igor Kieryluk

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2008: Lethal damage and effects that say "destroy" won't cause an indestructible permanent to be put into the graveyard. However, an indestructible permanent can be put into the graveyard for a number of reasons. The most likely reasons are if it's sacrificed, if it's legendary and another legendary permanent with the same name is on the battlefield, if it's a creature whose toughness is 0 or less, or if it's an Aura that's either unattached or attached to something illegal.
• 1/1/2011: Emblems behave similarly to enchantments: They have an ability that, in a general sense, continually affects the game. The primary difference between them is that emblems aren't permanents and don't exist on the battlefield. Nothing in the game can remove an emblem, simply because no other spell or ability references them. Once you get an emblem, you keep it for the rest of the game. Emblems have no color, name, card type, or other characteristics beyond the listed ability

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Even the Odds

Instant, 2W (3)

Cast Even the Odds only if you control fewer creatures than each opponent.

Put three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.

"They who fall singing the battle hymn of Benalia go not unavenged."
—Adom Capashen, Benalish commander

Illus. Shishizaru

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2007: It doesn't matter how many creatures you control as Even the Odds resolves.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Piety Charm

Instant, W (1)

Choose one — Destroy target Aura attached to a creature; or target Soldier creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn; or creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.

Illus. David Martin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Rhox Pikemaster

Creature — Rhino Soldier 3/3, 2WW (4)

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Other Soldier creatures you control have first strike.

When the rhoxes charge, everyone else knows which way to run.

Illus. Steve Prescott

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Rise of the Hobgoblins

Enchantment, {R/W}{R/W} (2)

When Rise of the Hobgoblins enters the battlefield, you may pay {X}. If you do, put X 1/1 red and white Goblin Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.

{R/W}: Red creatures and white creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn.

A river even the merrow dare not cross.

Illus. Jeff Miracola

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 8/1/2008: When the enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, you choose the value of X, pay for it, and put the tokens onto the battlefield. You can activate mana abilities to pay for {X}, but no one can cast spells or activate abilities in response to this choice.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Security Detail

Enchantment, 3W (4)

{W}{W}: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield. Activate this ability only if you control no creatures and only once each turn.

Illus. Val Mayerik

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Commander

Stormfront Riders

Creature — Human Soldier 4/3, 4W (5)

Flying

When Stormfront Riders enters the battlefield, return two creatures you control to their owner's hand.

Whenever Stormfront Riders or another creature is returned to your hand from the battlefield, put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield.

Illus. Wayne Reynolds

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 2/1/2007: If the first ability of Stormfront Riders causes you to return two creatures to your hand, its second ability will trigger twice, even if Stormfront Riders is one of the returned creatures.
• 2/1/2007: The second ability of Stormfront Riders triggers when a creature token you own is returned to your hand.
• 2/1/2007: If Stormfront Riders and multiple creatures are returned to your hand at the same time, such as with Evacuation or Upheaval, then Stormfront Riders will trigger once for each creature returned, including itself.
• 2/1/2007: You may return this creature itself to its owner's hand. If you control no other creatures, you must return it.
• 2/1/2007: The ability doesn't target what you return. You don't choose what to return until the ability resolves. No one can respond to the choice.
• 2/1/2007: If you are instructed to return more creatures than you control, you must return all the creatures you control to their owner's hand.
• 10/1/2009: A token's owner is the player under whose control it entered the battlefield.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Sunhome Guildmage

Creature — Human Wizard 2/2, WR (2)

{1}{R}{W}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

{2}{R}{W}: Put a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste onto the battlefield.

Illus. Eric Deschamps

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 1/24/2013: Only creatures you control when Sunhome Guildmage’s first ability resolves will get +1/+0. Creatures that come under your control later in the turn will not.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Timely Reinforcements

Sorcery, 2W (3)

If you have less life than an opponent, you gain 6 life. If you control fewer creatures than an opponent, put three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.

The gods are not always kind, but they do have a soft spot for plucky underdogs.

Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 9/22/2011: You compare life totals with each of your opponents when Timely Reinforcements resolves. At that time, if you have less life than an opponent, you'll gain 6 life. Similarly, you compare the number of creatures you control with the number of creatures each opponent controls when Timely Reinforcements resolves.
• 9/22/2011: In a multiplayer game, you consider each opponent. If you have less life than one of your opponents and fewer creatures than one of your opponents (although this may be a different opponent), you'll get both bonuses.
• 9/22/2011: In a Two-Headed Giant game, you'll compare your team's life total with the opposing team's life total. You'll then compare the number of creatures you control (ignoring creatures your teammate controls) to the number of creatures each opponent controls separately.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Veteran Armorsmith

Creature — Human Soldier 2/3, WW (2)

Other Soldier creatures you control get +0/+1.

"Courage is a proud and gleaming shield. It does not bend or hide from sight. To fight with courage, we must forge in steel."

Illus. Michael Komarck

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Veteran Swordsmith

Creature — Human Soldier 3/2, 2W (3)

Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+0.

"Truth is a straight, keen edge. There are no soft angles or rounded edges. To fight for truth, we must forge in steel."

Illus. Michael Komarck

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern