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"Find me cards equivalent to: Icatian Skirmishers"

Equivalent white creatures to Icatian Skirmishers with similar attributes (banding and/or first strike, focused on Human Soldier subtype):
1. Benalish Hero

  • Creature — Human Soldier
  • Banding
  • Does not grant first strike, but has banding and is a white Human Soldier.
    2. Mesa Cavalry
  • Creature — Human Soldier
  • First strike (not banding)
  • Similar in color, type, and has first strike.
    3. Catapult Squad
  • Creature — Human Soldier
  • Can pump blocking Soldiers, relevant to combat
  • No first strike or banding, but similar tribal support.

There are almost no other white Human Soldier creatures with banding AND first strike—these mechanics are rare together. Icatian Skirmishers is unique in offering both and granting first strike to its band.

Closest equivalents:

  • Icatian Skirmishers (your card) — for full effect
  • Benalish Hero (banding only)
  • Mesa Cavalry (first strike only)


Reason: Very few Magic cards share both banding and first strike, especially among white Human Soldiers; the above are nearest in effect, type, and color.

Found Cards

3 Results

Benalish Hero

Catapult Squad

Icatian Skirmishers

Benalish Hero #4 Creature — Human Soldier

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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Banding

    Rules

  • A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
  • Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
  • If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
  • If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 298.54 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

    Catapult Squad #11 Creature — Human Soldier

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • You may tap any untapped permanents you control with the appropriate creature type (including this creature) to pay the cost of the ability, including creatures that haven't been under your control continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 1.68 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool / 0.35 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.19 EUR 0.24 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Tap two untapped Soldiers you control: This creature deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

    Icatian Skirmishers #14 Creature — Human Soldier

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Banding

    Rules

  • A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
  • Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
  • If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
  • If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.39 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.75 USD
    Cardmarket 0.78 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    First strike; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) Whenever this creature attacks, all creatures banded with it gain first strike until end of turn.