---
name: "Returned Phalanx"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Soldier"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "A25"
set_name: "Masters 25"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "f8d64a8e-1bff-4960-bc36-1fbb4fc18c8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/returned-phalanx-a25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Returned Phalanx
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{1}{U}: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

> *They lived in different nations and fought in different eras, but as the Returned, they link arms as one.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters 25 (A25) #106
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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