Ayesha Tanaka - Chronicles (#73) - Illustrated by Bryon Wackwitz - Magic: The Gathering Card
Chronicles • Rare • #73 • Bryon Wackwitz
Banding

Ayesha Tanaka

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Mana Cost: {W}{W}{U}{U}

Oracle Rules Text: Banding (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 blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) {T}: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays {W}. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Set: Chronicles (#73), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Bryon Wackwitz

Legendary Creature Blue White Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Ayesha Tanaka - Chronicles MTG card scan Ayesha Tanaka Chronicles Viewing CHR Rare Bryon Wackwitz 1995-07-01

Official Rulings (5)

2008-10-01
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
2008-10-01
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
2008-10-01
If 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.
2009-10-01
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
2016-06-08
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

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