Balduvian Warlord
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SetCSP
Collector #77
Released2006-07-21
Rarityuncommon
ArtistPaolo Parente
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Balduvian Warlord

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Creature — Human Barbarian
: Remove target blocking creature from combat. Creatures it was blocking that hadn't become blocked by another creature this combat become unblocked, then it blocks an attacking creature of your choice. Activate only during the declare blockers step.
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Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2024-08-02Newest 2024-08-02Cheapest priced $0.17 in PLST
Rulings (7)
wotc15 Jul 2006
If an attacking creature has an ability that triggers “When this creature becomes blocked,” it triggers when a creature blocks it due to the Warlord’s ability only if it was unblocked at that point.
wotc15 Jul 2006
The attacking creature will become unblocked only if the targeted creature was the only one that blocked it this combat, even if all the other creatures that were blocking it are no longer on the battlefield or are no longer blocking it (even those removed with other Balduvian Warlords’ abilities).
wotc15 Jul 2006
If an attacking creature has a “When this creature becomes blocked by [a creature]” ability, it triggers when a creature blocks it due to the Warlord’s ability.
wotc15 Jul 2006
If the targeted creature has a “When this creature blocks” ability, it will trigger when Balduvian Warlord’s ability resolves and the creature blocks again.
wotc15 Jul 2006
Balduvian Warlord’s ability may be activated during any player’s turn.
wotc15 Jul 2006
If an attacking creature becomes unblocked this way and remains unblocked, it will deal its combat damage to the defending player. Abilities that say “When this creature attacks and isn’t blocked” won’t trigger.