The Timber Wolves card (number 220) from Magic: The Gathering's 1993 Unlimited Edition is a classic Rare creature card featuring the Banding mechanic.
1993 • Magic: The Gathering • Unlimited Edition
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The Timber Wolves card, identified as number 220 in the Unlimited Edition, remains a recognizable fixture for Magic: The Gathering collectors who appreciate the game's early design philosophy. Released in 1993, this Rare creature card introduces a unique mechanical interaction through the Banding keyword. Unlike standard creatures that fight individually, Banding allows this Wolf to group with other creatures possessing Banding, and even those without it, to attack as a single unit. When blocking or being blocked, the controller of the Timber Wolves decides how to distribute the combat damage among the creatures involved in the block. Collectors often seek out copies of this card to complete set runs or to utilize its specific rules text in older formats where Banding is legal. The card costs a single green mana to cast and enters the battlefield as a 1/1 creature. Its simplicity belies the strategic depth it offers in multi-creature combat scenarios, allowing for flexible damage allocation that can be crucial in controlling the board state. Whether you are building a collection of early Magic sets or looking for cards with unique mechanical interactions, the Timber Wolves card represents a distinct piece of TCG history. The card's design and rules text reflect the experimental nature of the game's first core sets, making it a point of interest for historians of the hobby. As a part of the Unlimited Edition, it shares its historical context with the foundational printings that established Magic: The Gathering as a global phenomenon. For those interested in the evolution of card mechanics, understanding how Banding functions on cards like Timber Wolves offers insight into the game's complex combat rules.
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The core identity of the card within the set.
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Featured
Timber Wolves
Game
Magic: The Gathering
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Rare
Melissa A. Benson
Card Stock
English
{G}
Creature — Wolf
1 / 1
G
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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.)
Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.
