Basilica Guards
Gatecrash (GTC) #5 · Common · Creature — Human Soldier
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
"None may pass . . . for free."
Power/toughness 1/4 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott · Released February 1, 2013
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.15 USD · €0.07 EUR
- Foil: $0.69 USD · €0.47 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 19, 2026: up $0.01 USD (7.1%) to $0.15 USD; low $0.12 USD, high $0.20 USD.
Printings
- Ravnica Remastered #7 (RVR) · Common · 2024 · $0.28 USD
- Gatecrash #5 (this printing) · Common · 2013 · $0.15 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The extort ability doesn't target any player.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.