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◇ Catalog #174

Battle Squadron

mmq·#174·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$1.96+$0 (+35.2%)

30 days high $0.96 · low $0.71

Volatility · high

USD$0.96EUR€0.49TIX0.30 tix

NM$0.96

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.70–$0.98

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.96low $0.30range 220.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,753 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$18

Nonfoil$0.96

Gameplay

Creature — Goblin

Flying Battle Squadron's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

The goblins made an unruly pile with military precision.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2016-06-08wotc

Battle Squadron’s last ability applies in all zones. While it’s on the battlefield, it counts itself, so it’ll be at least 1/1.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $0.96, up from $0.71 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.30 and $0.96 across 54 observations — a volatile band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMQ — 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.

Card #174 of *Mercadian Masques*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1999 Mercadian Masques release.

Card type: Creature — Goblin, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{R}{R} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,753 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.