Soldier
| Soldier | |
|---|---|
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced |
Alpha (updated) Fallen Empires (printed) |
| Last used | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| Beeble Scale | 1[1] |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Soldier is a job. Soldiers are trained combatants who are part of a formal army.[2] They are tough and disciplined, adept at fighting in concert, and overwhelming the enemy. The subtype was first featured on Icatian cards of Fallen Empires, but Benalish Hero from Alpha and several other early cards have retroactively become Soldiers, as well.
Description
Many soldiers have first strike, vigilance, or other combat-oriented abilities. Most soldiers are white,[3][4] though a large minority are blue or red, and a few green and black soldiers have been printed as well. In the Grand Creature Type Update the subtypes Avenger (Righteous Avengers), Hero (Benalish Hero), Legionnaire (Akron Legionnaire), Pikeman (Pikemen) and Squire (Squire) were incorporated into the Soldier class.
Soldier organizations
- The Askari
- The Coppercoats
- The Order [5]
- Kentsu
- Kytheon's Irregulars
- Wojek League
- The Order of the Holly Leaf (Bloomburrow)
Notable Soldiers
- Baird
- Bly
- Commander Eesha
- Esbo
- Farid
- Hajar
- Harbin
- Immard
- General Jarkeld
- Gerrard Capashen
- Jarin
- King Darien
- King Darien XLVIII
- Lieutenant Kirtar
- Major Teroh
- Markos
- Miri
- Myrel
- Quopomma
- Rashida Scalebane
- Sisay
- Teshunda
- Tobias Andrion
- Torsten Von Ursus
- Yotian soldiers
- Zethi
- The Edge
- Captain Eberhart
- Dennick Betzold
- Dovid
- Elamon
- Greymond
- Lothar
- Millicent
- Odric
- Rhoda
- Sophina
- Thalia
- Traken
- Agrus Kos
- Bell Borca
- Dars Gostok
- Ferrous Rokiric
- Fonn Zunich
- Gorev Hadszak
- Lavinia
- Mazena
- Mileva
- Myczil Zunich
- Parisha
- Pel Javya
- Tajic
- Aesrias
- Alexio
- Anax and Cymede
- Brigone
- Brimaz
- Daxos
- Drasus
- Epikos
- Gideon Jura
- Hixus
- Kalemne
- Kynaios and Tiro
- Olexo
- Siona
- Taranika
- Zenon
- Unknown
- Cao Cao (card)
- Cao Ren (card)
- Dong Zhou (card )
- Guan Yu (card)
- Huang Zhong (card)
- Lady Zhurong (card)
- Liu Bei (card)
- Lu Bu (card)
- Lu Meng (card)
- Lu Xun (card)
- Ma Chao (card)
- Meng Huo (card)
- Sima Yi (card)
- Sun Ce (card)
- Sun Quan (card)
- Xiahou Dun (card)
- Yuan Shao (card)
- Zhang Fei (card)
- Zhang He (card)
- Zhang Liao (card)
- Zhao Zilong (card)
- Zhou Yu (card)
- Aradesh (card)
- Ceasar (card)
- Autumn (card)
- Craig Boone (card)
- Legate Lanius (card)
- Preston Garvey (card)
Tokens
More than 90 cards produce Soldier tokens, which makes the Soldier token the second most common one, after Zombies.[6][7]
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier | 
|
Creature — Soldier | 1/1 | |||
| Merrow Reejerey | 
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Creature — Merfolk Soldier | 2/2 | Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may tap or untap target permanent. |
||
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben |
|
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | 2/1 | First strike Noncreature spells cost  more to cast.
|
Kindred type
Morningtide featured one kindred Soldier equipment which was cheaper to cast with Ballyrush Banneret.
Soldier manlands, enchantments, and artifacts
Soldiers are created by:
- Boros Keyrune (1/1 red and white Soldier artifact creature with double strike.)
- Forbidding Watchtower (1/5 white Soldier)
- Opal Acrolith (2/4 white Soldier)
- Opal Avenger (3/5 white Soldier)
- Opal Caryatid (2/2 white Soldier)
Trivia
- All Gideon planeswalkers can become Human Soldiers. They are typically indestructible and have 4/4, 5/5, or 6/6 power and toughness. Gideon, Champion of Justice has power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him.
- Daru Stinger gained the Human species in the Grand Creature Type Update, but it was removed later because it made the card substantially better than it was designed.[9] Thus, it is the only Soldier without a species in its type line.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 20, 2022). "Where are Soldiers on the Beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 14, 2019). "Flavour-wise, what's the difference between soldier, knight and warrior?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 11, 2014). "Veteran's Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (July 23, 2012). "Spot the Soldier". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (February 28, 2003). "Style Guide - Soldiers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 26, 2003). "Soldiers of Fortune". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (May 27, 2003). "Soldier Tokens". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
- ↑ a b Magic Arcana (March 22, 2007). "Planar Chaos Token Art 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (January 15, 2015). "Fate Reforged Update Bulletin — Oracle Text". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
