Alistair, the Brigadier
WHODoctor Who/#401/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.69
Cardmarket€0.47
ManaPool$0.29
TCGplayer$0.45
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.11
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.69High $0.69Low $0.49▲ 40.8%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.45TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 8.2%90d▼ 4.3%
90d high
$0.49
90d low
$0.45
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.30
Doctor Who
- Down 8.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 8% below its 90 day high of $0.49.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 22% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Whenever Alistair attacks, you may pay . If you do, creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of historic permanents you control.
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Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (1)
wotc13 Oct 2023
You choose whether to pay {8} as Alistair's second ability resolves. Notably, once it begins to resolve, none of your opponents may take actions that might change the result before it happens, such as casting a spell that destroys one of your historic permanents.
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About this card
Alistair, the Brigadier
Alistair, the Brigadier is a Legendary Creature — Human Soldier, with mana cost {1}{G}{W}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.45 (down 8.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Alistair, the Brigadier FAQ
How much is Alistair, the Brigadier worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Alistair, the Brigadier is $0.45. It is down 8.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.45 to $0.49.
What is the cheapest printing of Alistair, the Brigadier?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $0.30 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Alistair, the Brigadier?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $2.24 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Alistair, the Brigadier are there?
Alistair, the Brigadier has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Alistair, the Brigadier first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WHO #401, released 2023-10-13.
Is there a foil version of Alistair, the Brigadier?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.35 versus $0.45 for nonfoil, which is 22% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Alistair, the Brigadier legal in Commander?
Yes, Alistair, the Brigadier is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Alistair, the Brigadier legal in Modern?
Alistair, the Brigadier is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.