Soltari Trooper
Creature — Soltari Soldier
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #18624
Soltari Trooper connects every turn regardless of blockers — shadow means it either hits face or forces your opponent to run their own shadow creature, and a guaranteed combat trigger is exactly what Marisi, Breaker of the Coil needs to lock down the table. Two mana for a repeatable, unblockable goad engine is a deal most decks that care about attacking should take.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil goads every creature the defending player controls whenever you deal combat damage to them, and Soltari Trooper's shadow makes that trigger nearly automatic — turn after turn, with no blocking interaction to worry about.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Soltari Trooper earns its slot in any deck that wants guaranteed combat damage — goad commanders, Voltron builds running white, and attack-trigger engines all want a creature that opponents simply cannot block with ground forces. In Pauper it's legal but competes with a faster, more aggressive field where a 2/1 with shadow is more niche aggro than staple. Legacy and Vintage see no meaningful play — shadow is a parasitic mechanic that doesn't interact well with those formats' core strategies, and a 2/1 body doesn't survive the rate check. Oathbreaker can use it in the same Commander-style role, though the 20-life total shortens the window where chip damage matters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Soltari Trooper is pure bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd bother ordering it. That price is stable for what it is: a narrow, format-specific card with a small but loyal audience in Commander goad builds.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.