Magic: The Gathering

Deploy to the Front

Warhammer 40,000 Commander 184★ • rare

Set: Warhammer 40,000 Commander
Collector number: 184★
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 5 generic mana white mana white mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: White
Artist: Aaron J. Riley
Finish: Surge

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What it's worth

$3.65market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$2.73 – $3.74 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card serves as a rare centerpiece for strategic board control, allowing a player to bridge the gap between their hand and the battlefield by putting lands and creatures directly into play. Its inclusion in this specific commander-focused set frames it as a powerful tool for scaling one's forces efficiently during a game.

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Card face

What it does

Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield.

"When the door drops, give them a taste of the Emperor's fire!"— Commissar Yarrick

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Deploy to the Front was released in 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop, designed to integrate the grimdark science fiction lore of the Warhammer 40,000 universe into the mechanics of Commander, a popular multiplayer format. The card itself represents a strategic maneuver within the Imperium of Man, reflecting the high-stakes military deployment characteristic of the setting.

The illustration for the card was created by artist Games Workshop, capturing the iconic aesthetic of the Astra Militarum mobilizing for planetary warfare. The design intent was to provide players with a powerful white-aligned board-filling spell that rewards decks with a high density of creatures, mirroring the vast, expendable nature of human armies in the 41st millennium. Upon its release, the card was widely received by players as a staple inclusion for aggressive or token-focused decks due to its ability to swing the momentum of a game by rapidly populating the battlefield.

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About

About Deploy to the Front

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