---
name: "Alistair, the Brigadier"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{W}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["G", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "717"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Thanh Tuấn"
oracle_id: "2fe8d739-dee5-4220-8102-6fbae7d4fc19"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alistair-the-brigadier-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Alistair, the Brigadier
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{W}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Whenever Alistair attacks, you may pay {8}. If you do, creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of historic permanents you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jamie McCrimmon](/printing/jamie-mccrimmon-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Cabal Paladin](/printing/cabal-paladin-dom.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Serra Disciple](/printing/serra-disciple-dom.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric
4. [Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain](/printing/jhoira-weatherlight-captain-pdom.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Phalanx Leader](/printing/phalanx-leader-ths.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Brigone, Soldier of Meletis](/printing/brigone-soldier-of-meletis-j25.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #717
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Thanh Tuấn
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`