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Elite Skirmisher

{2}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

BNGBorn of the Gods#8common

Some adopted the tactics of the leonin to combat the ferocity of the minotaurs.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 444
Illustrator
Mark Winters
Found in
Born of the Gods Intro Pack Forged in Battle · Born of the Gods MTGO Redemption · 4 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#27,096
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, you may tap target creature.
3/1
Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+15.4%
$0.15
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.69
$0.05 low-$0.03 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Sep 15, 2013
  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.