“Benalia has a complex caste system that changes with the lunar year. No matter what the season, the only caste that cannot be attained by either heredity or money is that of the hero.”
Banding
Benalish Hero
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Soldier
Mana Cost: {W}
Power and Toughness: 1/1
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: Benalia has a complex caste system that changes with the lunar year. No matter what the season, the only caste that cannot be attained by either heredity or money is that of the hero.
Set: Intl. Collectors' Edition (#4), Rarity: Common, Artist: Douglas Shuler
Creature
White
Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (37)
9 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
12 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Benalish Hero Intl. Collectors' Edition Viewing | CEI | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1993-12-10 |
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Benalish Hero Limited Edition Alpha | LEA | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1993-08-05 |
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Benalish Hero Limited Edition Beta | LEB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1993-10-04 |
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Benalish Hero Unlimited Edition | 2ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1993-12-01 |
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Benalish Hero Collectors' Edition | CED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1993-12-10 |
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Benalish Hero Revised Edition | 3ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Benalish Hero Summer Magic / Edgar | SUM | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-06-21 |
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Benalish Hero Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Benalish Hero Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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Benalish Hero Masters Edition | ME1 | Common | Douglas Shuler | 2007-09-10 |
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Benalish Hero 30th Anniversary Edition | 30A | Common | Douglas Shuler | 2022-11-28 |
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Benalish Hero 30th Anniversary Edition | 30A | Common | Douglas Shuler | 2022-11-28 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Heroína de Benália Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 4BB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Heroína de Benália Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Heroína de Benália Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Benalische Heldin Revised Edition | 3ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Benalische Heldin Foreign Black Border | FBB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Benalische Heldin Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Benalische Heldin Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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es
Español (Spanish)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Héroe benalita Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Héroe benalita Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 4BB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Héroe benalita Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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fr
Français (French)
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Héroïne bénaliane Revised Edition | 3ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Héroïne bénaliane Foreign Black Border | FBB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Héroïne bénaliane Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Héroïne bénaliane Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Eroina di Benalia Foreign Black Border | FBB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Eroina di Benalia Revised Edition | 3ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1994-04-11 |
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Eroina di Benalia Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Eroina di Benalia Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
3 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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ベナリアの勇士 Fourth Edition | 4ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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ベナリアの勇士 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 4BB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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ベナリアの勇士 Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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ko
한국어 (Korean)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Benalish Hero Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 4BB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Benalish Hero Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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zht
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Benalish Hero Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border | 4BB | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1995-04-01 |
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Benalish Hero Fifth Edition | 5ED | Common | Douglas Shuler | 1997-03-24 |
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