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Errand of Duty

Card Name

Errand of Duty

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Put a Knight token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 white creature with banding.

Flavor Text

"Call every able sword to our side. Kjeldor will stand triumphant" —King Darien of Kjeldor

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/1/2008)
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.
(10/1/2008)
A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
(10/1/2008)
Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
(10/1/2009)
If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.