Standard Bearer
Apocalypse 18 • common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $1.51
What it does
While an opponent is choosing targets as part of casting a spell they control or activating an ability they control, that player must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield if able.
The standard was a rallying point for the army and a target for the enemy.
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
Standard Bearer was released in 2001 as part of the Apocalypse expansion, the third and final set in the Invasion block for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed by Wizards of the Coast to conclude the storyline regarding the Phyrexian invasion of the plane of Dominaria, utilizing a mechanical theme that favored multicolored cards and complex creature interactions.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who aimed to capture the stoic, resolute nature of the creature as it stands amidst the chaos of the set's thematic conflict. Within the game's mechanics, it was designed to protect other creatures by forcing opponents to target it instead, a defensive capability that saw it find a niche role in various competitive white-aligned decks of the era.
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