Standard Bearer

Creature — Human Flagbearer

While choosing targets as part of casting a spell or activating an ability, your opponents must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield if able.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

SufferFromEDHD on Warrior in the Garden

7 months ago

Cessation that built in return is powerful.

Standard Bearer pauper all-star. My favorite {W} common.

SufferFromEDHD on Eldrazi Devastation (PDH)

8 months ago

Standard Bearer and Prismatic Strands IMO these are the best white cards in pauper. Always useful. So good they sometimes find their way into EDH decks.

SufferFromEDHD on Prince of the Presidio

1 year ago

Prismatic Strands

Standard Bearer

Dawn Charm

Recommission

Shade's Form

SufferFromEDHD on Adanto Vanguard Wins

1 year ago

Standard Bearer unique and powerful.

Prismatic Strands also unique and really powerful.

SufferFromEDHD on

1 year ago

Standard Bearer really useful in pauper especially mono white.

SufferFromEDHD on Denethor, Ruling Steward PEDH

1 year ago

Prismatic Strands and Standard Bearer are really good and I would argue pauper staples.

Rancid Earth tempo/control/commander trigger

temeref on Taunts & Trickery

3 years ago

@Talanar oh! I missed your first comment, sorry haha. I had done a good bit of playtesting before publishing the list here but honestly couldn't tell you a good power level since I mostly playtested it alone to make sure the core engine worked. Definitely somewhere in mid power; it pops off if left alone since it can snowball with Wood Elves and the squirrel generation can get absurd. I hadn't by that point worked much on boardwipe protection though. There's just Eerie Interlude for that, really, but I'm sure you could make a few changes to fix things if needed; obvious pick is Teferi's Protection but I'd rather include Ghostway myself since the list barely runs artifacts/enchantments and you proc ETB's at the end of turn which teferi's doesn't.

Honestly I'm glad the Standard Bearer is having the desired effect :P I've had some folks get almost hysteric over it too. Crazy how strong the card can be in the right situations. Happy you're enjoying the deck! (and sorry again for missing that initial message)

freezerboy on

3 years ago

You could get some play out of Presence of the Master to lock down your opponents options once you get a few of your own out on the battlefield. I've always liked Standard Bearer in my mono-white deck, The Wrath. It forces your opponent to rethink their aura plays as well as equipment. Very underappreciated card.