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Icatian Phalanx

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Fifth Edition 5ED · No. 36 1997-03-24

Card text

Creature — Human Soldier

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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Keywords: Banding

Even after the wall was breached in half a dozen places, the phalanxes fought on, standing solidly against the onrushing raiders. Disciplined and dedicated, they held their ranks to the end, even in the face of tremendous losses.

EDHREC rank #26612 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List

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Standard ∅ Not legal

Pioneer ∅ Not legal

Modern ∅ Not legal

Legacy ✓ Legal

Vintage ✓ Legal

Pauper ✓ Legal

Commander ✓ Legal

Oathbreaker ✓ Legal

Brawl ∅ Not legal

Historic ∅ Not legal

Timeless ∅ Not legal

Alchemy ∅ Not legal

Explorer ∅ Not legal

Gladiator ∅ Not legal

Penny ✓ Legal

Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast