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Searing Spear Askari
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Magic: The Gathering
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MirageMIR · #191
- Card type
- Creature — Human Knight
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.17 € · 0.14 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.) : This creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1996-10-08
Flavour text
When the other soldiers of Zhalfir fall, the askaris will yet stand.
Rulings
The ability only does something if used before blockers are declared. You can use it afterwards but to no useful effect.