Ignoble Soldier
Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by it this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #30549
Ignoble Soldier enters with a decent body and a relevant combat ability, but the payoff is narrow enough that most decks won't feel the absence of it. It's a fine role-player in the right shell and a cut waiting to happen in the wrong one.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Ignoble Soldier finds a real home, and even there the competition for creature slots is steep. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the power ceiling in those formats makes this a non-starter. Outside of a dedicated synergy shell in Commander, Ignoble Soldier is the kind of card that fills a slot early and gets cut during the first tuning pass.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Ignoble Soldier is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no price pressure to worry about here, and no reason to expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.