Banshee

set	min	mtgo
-	A$ 0.51	0.06 tix

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Name	Banshee
Type	Creature — spirit
Description	, : Banshee deals half X damage, rounded down, to any target, and half X damage, rounded up, to you.
Flavor	Some say Banshees are the hounds of Death, baying to herd their prey into the arms of their master.
Artist	Jesper Myrfors
Set	Chronicles Foreign Black Border #29
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Banshee

Banshee, Creature — spirit, designed by Jesper Myrfors first released in Aug, 1994 in the set The Dark and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of A$ 0.51.

This Banshee card could be beneficial in a deck that focuses on life gain or life manipulation strategies, as the damage dealt to you can potentially trigger certain effects. However, there are likely better options available, such as cards that deal damage without the drawback of hurting yourself, like Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord or Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord. Overall, Banshee may not see much play in competitive decks due to its self-damaging effect, unless in a very specific deck built around exploiting that drawback.

Rules

10/01/09

If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time Banshee’s ability resolves, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t be dealt damage.