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Battering Ram
RQS · Rivals Quick Start Set #47 · Common · released 1996-07-01
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Artifact Creature — Construct
At the beginning of combat on your turn, this creature gains banding until end of combat. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's blocking.)
Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.
By the time Mishra was defeated, no mage was foolish enough to rely heavily on walls.
Battering Ram is a common creature from Rivals Quick Start Set (1996). It has been printed 8 times across 8 sets, from 1994 to 1997. Recent market prices range from $0.09 to $1.49 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper and Oathbreaker.
Format legality
Where you can play Battering Ram in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
All printings (8)
Prices range from $0.09 to $1.49 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Fourth Edition at $0.09.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiquities | 41 | Common | $0.49 | — |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 297 | Common | $0.31 | — |
| Fourth Edition | 297 | Common | $0.09 | — |
| Rinascimento | 105 | Common | $0.40 | — |
| Renaissance | 107 | Common | $1.49 | — |
| Rivals Quick Start Set This page | 47 | Common | — | — |
| Introductory Two-Player Set | 48 | Common | — | — |
| Fifth Edition | 353 | Common | $0.12 | — |
More from Rivals Quick Start Set
Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (4).
- 2009-10-01If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
- 2008-10-01If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
- 2008-10-01A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
- 2008-10-01Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
Frequently asked questions
Is Battering Ram legal in Commander?
Yes — Battering Ram is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Battering Ram legal in?
Battering Ram is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper and Oathbreaker.
How many times has Battering Ram been printed?
Battering Ram has been printed 8 times across 8 sets, from 1994 to 1997.
What is the cheapest printing of Battering Ram?
The cheapest printing is Fourth Edition (#297) at about $0.09.
Who illustrated Battering Ram?
This printing of Battering Ram was illustrated by Jeff A. Menges.