The 1993 Magic: The Gathering Collectors Edition Benalish Hero card. This #4 common features the unique Banding mechanic and classic early-set design.
Benalish Hero
1993 • Magic: The Gathering • Collectors' Edition
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The Benalish Hero is a foundational 1993 Magic: The Gathering card from the Collectors' Edition, designated as card number 4. As a Common rarity creature, it represents the early design philosophy of the game with a simple one-mana cost and a 1/1 power/toughness body. This release is part of the Collectors' Edition, which introduced distinctive black borders and updated flavor text to the original base set cards. The card features the Banding mechanic, a unique combat rule that allows creatures with Banding to attack in a group and lets the controller of the Banding creature decide how damage is divided among blockers. This strategic depth, combined with its status as a first-edition era staple, makes it a significant piece for serious Magic: The Gathering collectors. The card's flavor text references the complex caste system of Benalia, adding narrative context to the creature's role as a soldier. For those building a comprehensive Magic: The Gathering collection or studying the evolution of game mechanics, the Benalish Hero remains a key reference point for understanding the game's early years and the introduction of specialized combat rules.
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Benalish Hero
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Douglas Shuler
Card Stock
English
{W}
Creature — Human Soldier
1 / 1
W
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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.)
Benalia has a complex caste system that changes with the lunar year. No matter what the season, the only caste that cannot be attained by either heredity or money is that of the hero.