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'''''Battalion''''' is an [[ability word]] introduced in ''[[Gatecrash]]'', wherein it is the [[Boros Legion]] guild mechanic.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/gatecrashing-party-part-2-2013-01-07|''Gatecrash''ing the Party, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 7, 2013}}</ref> It gives an advantageous effect when a creature with battalion attacks alongside 2 or more other creatures. The mechanic was designed or inspired by [[Shawn Main]], who, for [[the Great Designer Search 2]], submitted "Assault".<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/38854109506/first-evolve-and-now-were-getting-shawn-mains-assault|title=First evolve and now we're getting Shawn Main's assault mechanic under the name battalion. Is RtR going to be the Great Designer Search block? :)|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/38853953766/was-battalion-called-attackcraft-or-even-warcraft-in|title=Was Battalion called attackcraft (or even Warcraft) in design?|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>  ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' added 2 cards with batallion.
'''Battalion''' is an [[ability word]] introduced in ''[[Gatecrash]]'', wherein it is the [[Boros Legion]] guild mechanic.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/gatecrashing-party-part-2-2013-01-07|''Gatecrash''ing the Party, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 7, 2013}}</ref> It gives an advantageous effect when a creature with battalion attacks alongside 2 or more other creatures. The mechanic was designed or inspired by [[Shawn Main]], who, for [[the Great Designer Search 2]], submitted "Assault".<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/38854109506/first-evolve-and-now-were-getting-shawn-mains-assault|title=First evolve and now we're getting Shawn Main's assault mechanic under the name battalion. Is RtR going to be the Great Designer Search block? :)|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/38853953766/was-battalion-called-attackcraft-or-even-warcraft-in|title=Was Battalion called attackcraft (or even Warcraft) in design?|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>  ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' added 2 cards with batallion.


==Rulings==
==Rulings==

Revision as of 16:06, 21 January 2019

For the Morningtide theme deck, see Battalion (preconstructed theme deck).
Battalion
Ability Word
Introduced Gatecrash
Last used Dragon's Maze
Typical Text Battalion — Whenever this card and at least two other creatures attack, …
Storm Scale 4[1]
Statistics 13 cards
{W}38% {R}31% {R/W}31%
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keyword:"Battalion"

Battalion is an ability word introduced in Gatecrash, wherein it is the Boros Legion guild mechanic.[2] It gives an advantageous effect when a creature with battalion attacks alongside 2 or more other creatures. The mechanic was designed or inspired by Shawn Main, who, for the Great Designer Search 2, submitted "Assault".[3][4] Dragon's Maze added 2 cards with batallion.

Rulings

  • The three attacking creatures don't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker.
  • Once a battalion ability has triggered, it doesn't matter how many creatures are still attacking when that ability resolves.
  • The effects of battalion abilities vary from card to card. Read each card carefully.

Example

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One variant of Garbage Elemental has battalion.

References

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  3. [[Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 40: Malformed URL.]]. "[{{{1}}} First evolve and now we're getting Shawn Main's assault mechanic under the name battalion. Is RtR going to be the Great Designer Search block? :)]". Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 50: Malformed URL.. Tumblr.
  4. [[Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 40: Malformed URL.]]. "[{{{1}}} Was Battalion called attackcraft (or even Warcraft) in design?]". Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 50: Malformed URL.. Tumblr.

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