Heraldic Banner

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Heraldic Banner: Artifact, Foundations Commander. As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}
Mana value
3
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
263
Artist
Ravenna Tran
Commander rank
861 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Heraldic Banner

Heraldic Banner is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless artifact from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 263 in that set, with art by Ravenna Tran. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

As this artifact enters, choose a color.

Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0.

{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Heraldic Banner by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Heraldic Banner

Heraldic Banner has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #254Uncommon2024
The List (PLST) #ELD-222Uncommon2024
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #267Uncommon2022
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #222Uncommon2019

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Heraldic Banner, newest first.

  • If there is somehow no chosen color, Heraldic Banner's static ability has no effect, and its mana ability produces no mana if you activate it. Colorless creatures won't get +1/+0, and you won't add {C}.
  • You must choose white, blue, black, red, or green for Heraldic Banner's ability. You can't choose "multicolor," "gold," or "colorless."

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