---
name: "Foot Soldiers"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "a768ba13-4d1c-4dce-a4a6-86a39c069c3f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/foot-soldiers-s99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Foot Soldiers
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *Infantry deployment is the art of putting your troops in the wrong place at the right time.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shu Foot Soldiers](/printing/shu-foot-soldiers-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Volunteer Militia](/printing/volunteer-militia-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Valiant Guard](/printing/valiant-guard-con.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Border Guard](/printing/border-guard-s99.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Eager Cadet](/printing/eager-cadet-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Elite Vanguard](/printing/elite-vanguard-ema.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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