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Nightsquad Commando

Creature — Human Soldier2 generic manaBlack mana

Most enters-the-battlefield payoffs reward a board you already built; this one rewards a swing you already made. The "if you attacked this turn" clause inverts the usual sequencing: to collect the 1/1 white Human Soldier token, you have to declare an attack before the body ever arrives. Cast it precombat and it is a plain 2/3, so the extra token becomes a bonus paid out for aggression the deck was going to make anyway, banked by holding the card until after the attack step. Notice what the condition actually checks: it asks only whether you declared an attacker this turn, not whether that attacker connected. A blocker, a removal spell, even a fizzled swing at an empty board all still satisfy it, so once combat is committed the token is guaranteed regardless of how the fight resolves. That makes the timing wrinkle a pure ordering puzzle rather than a gamble on damage. It is built for go-wide black, where a spare body feeds sacrifice engines, anthem effects, and the next attack rather than sitting idle. The body is unglamorous by design: this is priced as two-for-one aggro glue, an engine part meant to run in multiples rather than a threat that stands alone. The only real cost is the tempo of holding the card and structuring the turn around a combat step you were already taking.

Nightsquad Commando (iko)
IKO · #98common
Pricing
Normal: $0.09
Foil: $0.19
Oracle Text

Rules text

When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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