Ayesha Tanaka

Chronicles (CHR) #73 · Rare · Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Mana cost: {W}{W}{U}{U}

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
{T}: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays {W}. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Bryon Wackwitz · Released July 1, 1995

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 17, 2026: down $0.02 USD (5.7%) to $0.33 USD; low $0.33 USD, high $0.36 USD.

Printings

  1. Chronicles #73 (this printing) · Rare · 1995 · $0.33 USD
  2. Legends #220 (LEG) · Rare · 1994 · $14.61 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2008-10-01 · wotc — A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
  2. 2008-10-01 · wotc — Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
  3. 2008-10-01 · wotc — If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
  4. 2009-10-01 · wotc — If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
  5. 2016-06-08 · wotc — Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

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