Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.
Timber Wolves - Fourth Edition (#275) - Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson - Magic: The Gathering Card
Banding

Timber Wolves

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Creature — Wolf

Mana Cost: {G}

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.)

Flavor Text: Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Set: Fourth Edition (#275), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Melissa A. Benson

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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Timber Wolves - Fourth Edition MTG card scan Timber Wolves Fourth Edition Viewing 4ED Rare Melissa A. Benson 1995-04-01

Official Rulings (4)

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.
2008-10-01
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
2008-10-01
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
2009-10-01
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.

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