Magic: The Gathering

Akrasan Squire

Shards of Alara 1 • common

Set: Shards of Alara
Collector number: 1
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: white mana
Type: Creature
Colors: White
Artist: Todd Lockwood
Market price: $0.26

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$0.26market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.22 – $0.27 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Akrasan Squire serves as a foundational building block for strategies centered on boosting the strength of weaker units. As a common card, it offers a accessible way for players to grant defensive capabilities to their forces during a match.

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Card face

What it does

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Bant's armies are primarily composed of members of the Mortar caste, loyal commoners who haven't yet earned a sigil.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Akrasan Squire was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the inaugural card of the set, indexed at number one, it served as a primary introduction to the Bant shard, a plane defined by its rigid hierarchical structure and adherence to knightly virtue. The card was designed to demonstrate the 'Exalted' keyword, a mechanic that rewards players for attacking with a single creature, reinforcing the theme of champions being empowered by their allies.

The artwork for Akrasan Squire was illustrated by Greg Staples, who focused on the clean, gold-and-white aesthetic characteristic of Bant's high-fantasy military aesthetic. His depiction emphasizes the protective and subservient role of the squire, fitting the card's functional purpose as a low-cost creature that supports more powerful units. It was received by players as a quintessential draft common, valued for its ability to enable early-game aggressive strategies within the context of the set's unique tri-color environment.

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