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◇ Catalog #49★

Staunch Defenders

8ed·#49★·uncommon·foil

Illus. Tristan Elwell

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wishlisted

Jul '03

23 yr ago

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30 days ago
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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,120 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil

Gameplay

Creature — Human Soldier

When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.

The key to winning any fight is simply staying alive.

3/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #49★ of *Eighth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2003 Eighth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Human Soldier, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{W}{W} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #30,120 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tristan Elwell. Rarix catalogs 19 other cards credited to this artist.