Archetype of Courage

Born of the Gods (BNG) #4 · Uncommon · Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

Mana cost: {1}{W}{W}

Creatures you control have first strike.
Creatures your opponents control lose first strike and can't have or gain first strike.

"It has been my experience that soldiers most fervently follow generals who lead by example."
—Elspeth

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Willian Murai · Released February 7, 2014

Prices

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: up $0.51 USD (51.0%) to $1.51 USD; low $0.97 USD, high $3.41 USD.

Printings

  1. The List #BNG-4 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2026
  2. Born of the Gods #4 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2014 · $1.51 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2014-02-01 · wotc — While you control an Archetype, continuous effects generated by the resolution of spells and abilities that would give the specified ability to creatures your opponents control aren’t created. For example, if you control Archetype of Courage, a spell cast by an opponent that gives creatures they control first strike wouldn’t cause the creatures to have first strike, even if later in the turn Archetype of Courage left the battlefield. (If the spell has additional effects, such as raising the power of the creatures, those effects will apply as normal.)
  2. 2014-02-01 · wotc — The Archetype’s second ability applies to each creature controlled by any of your opponents, no matter when it entered the battlefield.
  3. 2014-02-01 · wotc — Conversely, continuous effects generated by static abilities (such as an Aura that granted the appropriate ability) would resume applying if the Archetype left the battlefield.
  4. 2014-02-01 · wotc — If you and an opponent each control the same Archetype, no creature controlled by any player will have the appropriate ability.

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