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Searing Spear Askari

{2}{R}

Creature — Human Knight

Mirage·mir #191·Common·1996·Art by Richard Kane Ferguson
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Searing Spear Askari
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Oracle Text

(Whenever a creature without blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

{1}{R}: This creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

When the other soldiers of Zhalfir fall, the askaris will yet stand.

P / T

2 / 2

Print Details

Set
Mirage (MIR)
Number
#191
Rarity
Common
Artist
Richard Kane Ferguson
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.12
EUR
€0.09
MTGO Tix
0.09

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

10/4/2004·wotc

The ability only does something if used before blockers are declared. You can use it afterwards but to no useful effect.

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