---
name: "Basilica Guards"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Extort", "Defender"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "24d2e266-2dcb-40f1-a465-cfc63e9aa6ae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basilica-guards-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Basilica Guards
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Extort, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

> *「无人可以...通过而不付代价。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #5
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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