The 1997 Magic: The Gathering Fifth Edition Pikemen card (#52), a foundational white common creature featuring first strike and banding.
Pikemen
1997 • Magic: The Gathering • Fifth Edition
No Listings Available
No listings available right now.
Price History
Description
The Pikemen card, catalogued as number 52 in the Magic: The Gathering 1997 Fifth Edition set, remains a staple for collectors of classic trading card game artifacts. Designed by Dan Frazier, this common white creature belongs to the Human Soldier subtype and carries a mana cost of {1}{W} with a power and toughness of 1/1. Its utility in gameplay stems from its dual abilities: first strike, allowing it to deal damage before blockers, and banding, which offers flexible combat options by grouping creatures together for shared damage assignment. Collectors often seek this release to complete their Fifth Edition collections or to appreciate the strategic depth of early Magic: The Gathering mechanics. The card’s straightforward design and functional abilities make it a recognizable piece of the brand's history, appealing to those interested in the evolution of the game's rules and creature types. Whether for historical appreciation or nostalgic collecting, this card represents a significant era in the franchise's development.
Have one of these to sell?
We'll pre-fill the product details from this catalog entry, so your listing lands on this exact page. Just add photos of your copy, pick its condition, and set your price.
Card Details
The catalog profile below summarizes the card identity, featured subject, and notable collectible traits.
Catalog Profile
The core identity of the card within the set.
Featured Subject
The subject, team, league, and sport context tied to this card.
Featured
Pikemen
Game
Magic: The Gathering
TCG Attributes
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Common
Dan Frazier
Card Stock
English
{1}{W}
Creature — Human Soldier
1 / 1
W
Card Text
Abilities, attacks, oracle text, and flavor text printed on the card.
First strike; 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.)
"As the cavalry bore down, we faced them with swords drawn and pikes hidden in the grass at our feet. 'Don't lift your pikes 'til I give the word,' I said." —Maeveen O'Donagh, *Memoirs of a Soldier*