Soltari Foot Soldier
Tempest 43 • common
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Janet Aulisio
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
"Children of the Ruins, raised to be warriors, know that life begins when another speaks their names."— Soltari *Tales of Life*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Soltari Foot Soldier was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set introduced the shadow mechanic, representing creatures from a parallel, dark dimension that could only interact with others of their kind. The card depicts a member of the Soltari, a race of ethereal beings trapped in a perpetual state of flux between planes, reflecting the set's themes of shifting realities and high-stakes conflict within the Rath storyline.
Artist Janet Aulisio provided the illustration for the card, capturing the translucent and spectral nature of the Soltari soldiers through her signature detailed style. As a common card, it served as a functional piece of the set's draft environment, helping to establish the tactical importance of the shadow keyword. It remains a nostalgic touchstone for players of the era, illustrating the stylistic transition of the game's art during the late 1990s.
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