Banshee of the Dread Choir

Card text

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.)

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.98 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of Banshee of the Dread Choir by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Banshee of the Dread Choir

Banshee of the Dread Choir has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Banshee of the Dread Choir, newest first.

• 2015-11-04 The token creatures all enter the battlefield at the same time.
• 2015-11-04 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.
• 2015-11-04 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.
• 2015-11-04 You choose whether each token is attacking the player or a planeswalker they control as the token is created.
• 2015-11-04 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.
• 2015-11-04 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.
• 2015-11-04 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.
• 2015-11-04 If the defending player is your only opponent, no tokens are put onto the battlefield.

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