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◇ Catalog #49

Staunch Defenders

tmp·#49·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Poole

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.14+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.14 · low $0.13

NM$0.14

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.13–$0.15modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.15low $0.09range 66.7%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,120 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.14

Gameplay

Creature — Human Soldier

When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.

"Hold your position! Leave doubt for the dying!" —Tahngarth of the *Weatherlight*

3/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.14. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.15 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — the lineup includes 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 #49 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest 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 Mark Poole. Rarix catalogs 906 other cards credited to this artist.