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Volunteer Reserves

White

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

Volunteer Reserves, The List printing
The List PLST · No. WTH-29 2019-11-07

Card text

{1}{W}
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.) Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
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"I'm always a little leery of anyone who offers to kill other people for free." —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*
EDHREC rank #29704 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not 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

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with "cumulative upkeep {1}" has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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

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 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

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

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