The 1994 Magic: The Gathering Fallen Empires set with the Icatian Infantry (card 7b). This common Human Soldier offers strategic versatility with banding and first strike.
1994 • Magic: The Gathering • Fallen Empires
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The Icatian Infantry (card 7b) from the 1994 Magic: The Gathering Fallen Empires set is a foundational piece for any serious collector of vintage trading cards. Designed as a one-mana 1/1 Human Soldier, this creature serves as a versatile tool in strategic gameplay, offering flexibility through its unique activated abilities. Players can pay one white mana to grant the Infantry first strike until the end of the turn, allowing it to strike before opponents can respond. Alternatively, the same cost activates banding, enabling the Infantry to attack in a group with other creatures or block incoming damage more effectively. This dual-purpose design makes it a staple for builders focusing on the white mana color identity. Created by artist Christopher Rush, the Fallen Empires expansion captures a distinct era in the history of Magic: The Gathering, reflecting the complex political and military conflicts of the game's world. The Icatian Infantry represents the defensive forces of Icatia, a nation frequently under threat from goblin and orcish raiders. Its flavor text hints at the broader narrative of the set, where ancient empires rise and fall amidst constant warfare. For collectors, owning this card is about preserving a piece of gaming history from one of the most influential years of the franchise. Whether you are a veteran player looking to revisit classic mechanics or a new collector exploring the roots of the Trading Card Game, this card offers both historical significance and mechanical utility. Its accessibility as a common card makes it an excellent entry point for those interested in the deeper lore and strategic depth of the 1994 release.
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Featured
Icatian Infantry
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Christopher Rush
Card Stock
English
{W}
Creature — Human Soldier
1 / 1
W
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{1}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. {1}: This creature gains banding until end of turn. (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.)
Although they had long been concerned about the Order of the Ebon Hand, the Icatians faced an even greater threat from Goblin and Orcish raiders.
