Elite Scaleguard MIC

Other printings of "Elite Scaleguard": PLST #CM2-27 FRF #12 ZNC #14 CMM #22 CM2 #27 C16 #65 MIC #85 C21 #91 MOC #181

Card

id	54308
artist	Steve Prescott
artistIds	a1139fb8-41f5-4a9e-9a74-f662e1a23b35
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	W
colorIndicator
colors	W
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	6675
edhrecSaltiness	0.18
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Bolster
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{4}{W}
manaValue	5
name	Elite Scaleguard
number	85
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When Elite Scaleguard enters the battlefield, bolster 2. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.) Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	C16, C21, CM2, CMM, FRF, MIC, MOC, PLST, ZNC
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	MIC
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['1eb46285-39db-5049-be86-bc2d50b91d77', '89a4fe76-d836-5b5c-bde4-49358f23810c']}
subsets
subtypes	Human, Soldier
supertypes
text	When this creature enters, bolster 2. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.) Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.
toughness	3
type	Creature — Human Soldier
types	Creature
uuid	f9a6ff2e-3b33-58b3-9d7e-651c1d074bf2
variations
watermark
setName	Midnight Hunt Commander

Identifiers

id	54308
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId	251412
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId	81107
deckboxId	60575
mcmId	575365
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mtgjsonV4Id	767fc538-b467-5315-8dee-31eeadf9d29d
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId	93586
multiverseId	539346
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	83cb16b6-524b-4d67-bbf4-f381a089eff7
scryfallIllustrationId	0fe94acd-5771-4a83-a652-88804590bfeb
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tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	248590
uuid	f9a6ff2e-3b33-58b3-9d7e-651c1d074bf2

Legalities

id	54308
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	f9a6ff2e-3b33-58b3-9d7e-651c1d074bf2
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	54308
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/70cbf871e9f629cf
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/f329bfdf9f7d47be
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	f9a6ff2e-3b33-58b3-9d7e-651c1d074bf2

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	精英鳞卫	生物～人类／士兵	当精英鳞卫进战场时，振励2。（于由你操控的生物中选择一个防御力最低的生物，在其上放置两个+1/+1指示物。）每当一个由你操控且其上有+1/+1指示物的生物攻击时，横置目标由防御牌手操控的生物。	540234
Chinese Traditional	精英鱗衛	生物～人類／士兵	當精英鱗衛進戰場時，振勵2。（於由你操控的生物中選擇一個防禦力最低的生物，在其上放置兩個+1/+1指示物。）每當一個由你操控且其上有+1/+1指示物的生物攻擊時，橫置目標由防禦玩家操控的生物。	540345
French	Garde d'écaille d'élite	Créature : humain et soldat	Quand le Garde d'écaille d'élite arrive sur le champ de bataille, renforcement 2. (Choisissez une créature avec l'endurance la plus faible parmi les créatures que vous contrôlez et mettez deux marqueurs +1/+1 sur elle.) À chaque fois qu'une créature que vous contrôlez avec un marqueur +1/+1 sur elle attaque, engagez une créature ciblée que le joueur défenseur contrôle.	539679
German	Schuppenwächter-Elite	Kreatur — Mensch, Soldat	Wenn die Schuppenwächter-Elite ins Spiel kommt, wende Kräftigung 2 an. (Lege zwei +1/+1-Marken auf eine Kreatur mit der geringsten Widerstandskraft unter den Kreaturen, die du kontrollierst.) Immer wenn eine Kreatur angreift, die du kontrollierst und auf der mindestens eine +1/+1-Marke liegt, tappe eine Kreatur deiner Wahl, die der verteidigende Spieler kontrolliert.	539457
Italian	Guardia Scaglia d'Élite	Creatura — Soldato Umano	Quando la Guardia Scaglia d'Élite entra nel campo di battaglia, sostieni 2. (Scegli una creatura con la costituzione minore tra le creature che controlli e metti due segnalini +1/+1 su di essa.) Ogniqualvolta una creatura con un segnalino +1/+1 che controlli attacca, TAPpa una creatura bersaglio controllata dal giocatore in difesa.	539790
Japanese	鱗衛兵の精鋭	クリーチャー — 人間・兵士	鱗衛兵の精鋭が戦場に出たとき、鼓舞２を行う。（あなたがコントロールしているクリーチャーの中で最も小さいタフネスを持つクリーチャー１体を選び、それの上に＋１/＋１カウンター２個を置く。）あなたがコントロールしていて＋１/＋１カウンターが置かれているクリーチャー１体が攻撃するたび、防御プレイヤーがコントロールしているクリーチャー１体を対象とする。それをタップする。	539901
Portuguese (Brazil)	Guarda Escamado de Elite	Criatura — Humano Soldado	Quando Guarda Escamado de Elite entrar no campo de batalha, revigore 2. (Escolha uma criatura com a menor resistência entre as que você controla e coloque dois marcadores +1/+1 nela.) Toda vez que uma criatura sob seu controle com um marcador +1/+1 atacar, vire a criatura alvo que o jogador defensor controla.	540012
Russian	Элитный Чешуйчатый Страж	Существо — Человек Солдат	Когда Элитный Чешуйчатый Страж выходит на поле битвы, используйте Подмогу 2. (Выберите из существ под вашим контролем существо с наименьшим значением выносливости и положите на него два жетона +1/+1.) Каждый раз, когда существо под вашим контролем с жетоном +1/+1 на нем атакует, поверните целевое существо под контролем защищающегося игрока.	540123
Spanish	Guardiascama de élite	Criatura — Soldado humano	Cuando el Guardiascama de élite entre al campo de batalla, fortalece 2. (Elige una criatura con la menor resistencia entre las criaturas que controlas y pon dos contadores +1/+1 sobre ella.) Siempre que una criatura que controlas con un contador +1/+1 sobre ella ataque, gira la criatura objetivo que controla el jugador defensor.	539568

Rulings

date	text
2014-11-24	Bolster itself doesn't target any creature, though some spells and abilities that bolster may have other effects that target creatures. For example, you could put counters on a creature with protection from white with Abzan Skycaptain's bolster ability.
2014-11-24	You determine which creature to put counters on as the spell or ability that instructs you to bolster resolves.