wotc
The extort ability doesn't target any player.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #5
Basilica Guards
gtc·#5·common·nonfoil
Illus. Dan Murayama Scott
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Feb '13
13 yr ago
Value
$0.12+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.12 · low $0.12
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.11USD$0.12TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,284 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Soldier
Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
"None may pass . . . for free."
1/4
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
wotc
The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
Context
Last observed at $0.12, stable around $0.12 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.12 across 39 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $0.12.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from GTC — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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.
This card belongs to *Gatecrash* (released February 2013).
Card #5 in Gatecrash.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Creature — Human Soldier. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Extort and Defender.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,284 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott. Rarix tracks 1,317 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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