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Archetype of Courage

{1}{W}{W}

Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

Born of the Gods·bng #4·Uncommon·2014·Art by Willian Murai
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Creatures you control have first strike.

Creatures your opponents control lose first strike and can't have or gain first strike.

"It has been my experience that soldiers most fervently follow generals who lead by example." —Elspeth

P / T

2 / 2

Print Details

Set
Born of the Gods (BNG)
Number
#4
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Willian Murai
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$1.04
USD Foil
$11.22
EUR
1.53
EUR Foil
6.30
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

2/1/2014·wotc

While you control an Archetype, continuous effects generated by the resolution of spells and abilities that would give the specified ability to creatures your opponents control aren’t created. For example, if you control Archetype of Courage, a spell cast by an opponent that gives creatures they control first strike wouldn’t cause the creatures to have first strike, even if later in the turn Archetype of Courage left the battlefield. (If the spell has additional effects, such as raising the power of the creatures, those effects will apply as normal.)

2/1/2014·wotc

The Archetype’s second ability applies to each creature controlled by any of your opponents, no matter when it entered the battlefield.

2/1/2014·wotc

Conversely, continuous effects generated by static abilities (such as an Aura that granted the appropriate ability) would resume applying if the Archetype left the battlefield.

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