Foriysian Brigade
Creature — Human Soldier
This creature can block an additional creature each combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #30648
Foriysian Brigade blocks two creatures simultaneously, which is a real and unusual ability — the problem is you're paying four mana for a 2/4 to do it. That rate is too slow and too fragile for any format where creature stats and speed matter.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Foriysian Brigade is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 2/4 for four mana survives only the most casual tables, and the double-blocking ability rarely changes game outcomes when threats routinely have five or more power. Legacy and Vintage don't want this at any cost — those formats kill you before a four-mana do-nothing blocker stabilizes anything. Oathbreaker shares Commander's casual ceiling, so the Brigade tops out there as a novelty in a dedicated blocking or pillow-fort build.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Foriysian Brigade is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is nearly zero. It won't rise; there's no competitive application or casual spike waiting to happen.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.