Battering Ram (48)
ITP · Introductory Two-Player Set · common
| Mana cost | |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 2.0 |
| Type | Artifact Creature — Construct |
| Rarity | common |
| Colors | — |
| Power / Toughness | 1 / 1 |
| EDHREC rank | 25196 |
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.
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Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| manapool | retail | $5.47 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.12 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Oldschool | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
Rulings
- 2008-10-01: A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
- 2008-10-01: Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
- 2008-10-01: If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
- 2009-10-01: If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
Other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| French | Bélier |
| German | Sturmramme |
| Italian | Ariete da Assedio |
| Spanish | Ariete |