Ankle Shanker
Commander 2016 178 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · White
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
Haste
Whenever this creature attacks, creatures you control gain first strike and deathtouch until end of turn.
The stature of the fighter matters less than the depth of the cut.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ankle Shanker was introduced in the Commander 2014 set, though it has seen reprints in various supplementary products including Commander 2016, where it appears as card number 178. The card was designed to support aggressive red-white strategies within the multiplayer Commander format, specifically leveraging the Boros color identity to reward players who initiate combat with multiple creatures.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who depicted a swift, militant creature embodying the card’s mechanical focus on first strike and deathtouch. Upon its release, it was well-received by the Commander community as a potent utility creature that effectively discourages blockers and forces difficult defensive decisions for opponents, solidifying its place in decks focused on combat damage and keyword synergies.
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