Mishra's War Machine

Mishra's War Machine {7}

Artifact Creature - Juggernaut
Banding
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 3 damage to you unless you discard a card. If it deals damage to you this way, tap it.
5/5
Related card: Golgothian Sylex
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Legalities
Rulings
  • 2004-10-04 You may choose to take damage or to discard. You can't avoid taking damage if you have no cards to discard.
  • 2008-10-01 A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
  • 2008-10-01 Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
  • 2008-10-01 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.
  • 2009-10-01 If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
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Foreign names
  • Mishras Kriegsmaschine
  • Machine de guerre de Mishra
  • Macchina da Guerra di Mishra
  • ミシュラの戦争機械
  • Máquina de Guerra de Mishra
  • Máquina de guerra de Mishra