First printed in Tempest (1997)
Creature — Soltari Soldier
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
"Children of the Ruins, raised to be warriors, know that life begins when another speaks their names."
—Soltari *Tales of Life*
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Janet Aulisio
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
- Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
- If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.03 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite turns, Lock: Equilibrium + Medomai the Ageless + Mirror Gallery + Sakashima's Student + Soltari Foot Soldier
- Infinite turns, Lock: Crystal Shard + Medomai the Ageless + Mirror Gallery + Sakashima's Student + Soltari Foot Soldier
- Infinite turns, Lock: Aegis Automaton + Medomai the Ageless + Mirror Gallery + Sakashima's Student + Soltari Foot Soldier
- Infinite turns, Lock: Erratic Portal + Medomai the Ageless + Mirror Gallery + Sakashima's Student + Soltari Foot Soldier