First printed in Tempest (1997)
Creature — Soltari Soldier
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.): The next time this creature would deal combat damage to an opponent this turn, it deals that damage to target creature instead.
3/2
- Illustrated by
- Val Mayerik
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Regardless of when the ability is activated, it will apply to the defending player at the time Soltari Guerrillas tries to deal combat damage to them.
- Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
- 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.
- 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
41 combos, the most popular first:
- Gain control of all creatures, Gain control of any creatures that enters the battlefield…: Soltari Guerrillas + Willbreaker
- Infinitely large creature: Crackdown Construct + Soltari Guerrillas
- Destroy any number of creatures, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Soltari Guerrillas
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Monk Gyatso + Soltari Guerrillas (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite self-mill: Cephalid Illusionist + Soltari Guerrillas
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Monk Gyatso + Priest of Urabrask + Soltari Guerrillas
- Target opponent loses the game, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Altanak, the Thrice-Called + Bazaar Trader + Soltari Guerrillas
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Monk Gyatso + Semblance Anvil + Soltari Guerrillas
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Monk Gyatso + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Soltari Guerrillas
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Monk Gyatso + Planar Gate + Soltari Guerrillas