---
name: "Flailing Soldier"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dany Orizio"
oracle_id: "2c1dd6f4-2db5-449d-9ed8-579d98cfcfb8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flailing-soldier-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flailing Soldier
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.
{1}: This creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flailing Ogre](/printing/flailing-ogre-mmq.md) — Creature — Ogre
2. [Retrieval Agent](/printing/retrieval-agent-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Infantry Veteran](/printing/infantry-veteran-vis.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Dauntless Veteran](/printing/dauntless-veteran-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Icatian Lieutenant](/printing/icatian-lieutenant-fem.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Viashino Slasher](/printing/viashino-slasher-rav.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #189
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dany Orizio
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`