Herald of the Host
Creature — Angel
Herald of the Host
Creature — Angel
Card Text
Flying, vigilance
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- Power / Toughness
- 4 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #7,866
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (16)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | en | Nils Hamm | $0.32 | $0.56 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) | #29 | uncommon | en | Nils Hamm | $0.68 | — |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) | #6 | uncommon | en | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | en | Nils Hamm | $0.45 | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | de | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | de | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | es | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | es | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | fr | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | fr | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | it | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | ja | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | ja | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | pt | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #30 | uncommon | zhs | Nils Hamm | — | — |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #4 | uncommon | zhs | Nils Hamm | — | — |
Official Rulings (9)
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any “as [this permanent] enters the battlefield” or “[this permanent] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the copied creature will also work.
The term “defending player” in the myriad rules (or any other ability of an attacking creature) refers to the player the creature with myriad was attacking at the time it became an attacking creature this combat, or the controller of the planeswalker the creature was attacking at the time it became an attacking creature this combat.
You choose whether each token is attacking the player or a planeswalker they control as the token is created.
If myriad creates more than one token for any given player (due to an effect such as the one Doubling Season creates), you may choose separately for each token whether it’s attacking the player or a planeswalker they control.
The token creatures all enter the battlefield at the same time.
Although the tokens enter the battlefield attacking, they were never declared as attackers. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won’t trigger, including the myriad ability of the tokens. If there any costs to have a creature attack, those costs won’t apply to the tokens.
Each token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else. It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
The tokens created by the myriad ability enter the battlefield tapped even though they’ll have vigilance.
If the defending player is your only opponent, no tokens are put onto the battlefield.
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