The 1994 Magic: The Gathering Antiquities set card Battering Ram (#41). This Construct artifact creature is a staple for vintage TCG collectors.
1994 • Magic: The Gathering • Antiquities
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Released in 1994 as part of the foundational Antiquities expansion, the Battering Ram card (#41) represents a unique mechanical niche within the early Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. As an Artifact Creature classified as a Construct, it offers a distinct strategic identity that differs from standard biological creatures or pure artifacts. Collectors of vintage TCG history value this piece for its role in the game's foundational design language, particularly how early sets experimented with artifact synergy and combat mechanics. The card’s design emphasizes its utility through a specific triggered ability that interacts with the blocking phase. When Battering Ram becomes blocked by a Wall, it triggers an effect that destroys that Wall at the end of combat. This interaction highlights the strategic depth present in the Antiquities set, where artifact creatures were designed to counter specific defensive strategies. Jeff A. Menges illustrated this card, contributing to the visual identity of the Antiquities block. While the card itself is a common rarity, its historical significance as part of the original 302-card set makes it a notable item for those studying the game's development. The mana cost of {2} and its power/toughness of 1/1 reflect its role as a utility piece rather than a primary attacker, encouraging players to build around its unique Wall-destroying capability.
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The core identity of the card within the set.
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Featured
Battering Ram
Game
Magic: The Gathering
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Common
Jeff A. Menges
Card Stock
English
{2}
Artifact Creature — Construct
1 / 1
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At the beginning of combat on your turn, this creature gains banding until end of combat. (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 being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's blocking.) Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.
By the time Mishra was defeated, no mage was foolish enough to rely heavily on walls.
