Foot Soldiers
Creature — Human Soldier
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #29406
Foot Soldiers is a 3/3 vanilla for four mana with no abilities — a body that's outclassed by nearly every card at the same cost across every format. There is no build that wants this over a cheaper threat or a creature with upside.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Foot Soldiers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 3/3 for four with no text doesn't advance a board state, trigger anything, or survive a wrath better than anything else — you will always find a creature at this cost that does more. In Pauper, the most realistic home, common creatures at four mana are expected to have relevant abilities or evasion, and Foot Soldiers has neither. Across every format where it's legal, it functions as filler, not a real inclusion.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Foot Soldiers sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects exactly what the card offers. Don't expect movement in either direction — bulk vanilla creatures don't spike, and this one has no casual or collector hook to prop it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.