---
name: "Task Force"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Rebel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Gary Ruddell"
oracle_id: "b80415cd-5887-4146-852e-73119fcd3ec6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/task-force-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Task Force
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rebel
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

> *They are the reflection of Rushwood's glow on the edge of a wooden sword.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hero of the Games](/printing/hero-of-the-games-j25.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Sword Dancer](/printing/sword-dancer-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
3. [Shield Dancer](/printing/shield-dancer-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
4. [Ballista Squad](/printing/ballista-squad-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
5. [Tenth District Guard](/printing/tenth-district-guard-grn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Defiant Vanguard](/printing/defiant-vanguard-nem.md) — Creature — Human Rebel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #52
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Gary Ruddell
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`