---
name: "Erstwhile Trooper"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Soldier"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "a1640d9a-367f-4b90-bd4d-18f2c9244ccf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/erstwhile-trooper-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Erstwhile Trooper
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Discard a creature card: This creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

> *"Os Vetustos: corpos podres e figurinos antiquados, mas lealdade infalível."
— Vraska*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #169
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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