Battering Ram
ITPIntroductory Two-Player Set/#48/1996CommonReprint
MV 2
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€0.13
ManaPool$5.47
Paper retail history (USD)
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Latest $5.47High $5.47Low $0.26▲ 951.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.09TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 12.5%
90d high
$0.10
90d low
$0.08
Paper printings priced
3
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Cheapest paper printing
$0.09
Fourth Edition
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 10% below its 90 day high of $0.10.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact Creature — Construct
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.
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Rulings (4)
wotc1 Oct 2009
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
wotc1 Oct 2008
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.
wotc1 Oct 2008
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
wotc1 Oct 2008
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
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About this card
Battering Ram
Battering Ram is an Artifact Creature — Construct, with mana cost {2} (mana value 2). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.09 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Battering Ram FAQ
How much is Battering Ram worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Battering Ram is $0.09. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.08 to $0.10.
What is the cheapest printing of Battering Ram?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Fourth Edition at $0.09 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Battering Ram?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Antiquities at $0.51 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Battering Ram are there?
Battering Ram has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Battering Ram first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ATQ #41, released 1994-03-04.
What is the newest printing of Battering Ram?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 5ED #353, released 1997-03-24.
Is Battering Ram legal in Commander?
Yes, Battering Ram is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Battering Ram legal in Modern?
Battering Ram is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.