If, during a player’s declare attackers step, a creature is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t attack, or hasn’t been under that player’s control continuously since the turn began (and doesn’t have haste), then it doesn’t attack. If there’s a cost associated with having a creature attack, the player isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to attack in that case either.
While Basandra, Battle Seraph is on the battlefield, players can’t cast any spells during the combat phase, including permanent spells with flash.
Players may still activate abilities during combat.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — 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 #244 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Angel, color identity red/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{R}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,411 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Terese Nielsen. Rarix catalogs 617 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Terese Nielsen
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