Flanking Troops
Portal Three Kingdoms 5 • uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Li Wang
- Market price
- $2.75
What it does
Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap target creature.
Following the battle of Redcliffs, both Liu Bei and Sun Quan coveted the province of Jingzhou. After Sun Quan's troops failed to capture it, Liu Bei's succeeded.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Flanking Troops was released in 1999 as part of the Portal Three Kingdoms expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to introduce the game to new players, utilizing a simplified ruleset that removed complex mechanics like stack interactions and instant-speed effects. The flavor and setting were based on the historical and literary accounts of the 14th-century Chinese epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which chronicles the turbulent transition period between the Han and Jin dynasties.
The card artwork was created by veteran fantasy artist John Matson, who contributed numerous illustrations to this era of Magic. The design focus was to provide a straightforward creature card that exemplified the martial themes of the set. Upon its release, the card was lauded for its accessibility and thematic cohesion, although the limited distribution of the Portal Three Kingdoms set—initially marketed primarily to the Asian market—eventually transformed it into a sought-after rarity among global collectors.
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About Flanking Troops
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