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CardName: Elspeth's Crusader Cost: 1WW Type: Creature - Human Knight Pow/Tgh: 2/2 Rules Text: Flanking (Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature without flanking, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.) {1}{W}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Elspeth's Crusader this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: M-Core Uncommon

Elspeth's Crusader

Creature – Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature without flanking, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
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: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Elspeth's Crusader this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead.

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Updated on 14 Apr 2012 by Camruth

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2011-08-25 07:51:30: Camruth created the card Elspeth's Crusader

by Camruth:

Reprint of Zhalfirin Crusader with a setting-neutral name that is also a nod to Zealous Inquisitor which shares the second ability.
Careful use of Flanking reprints (and reprints in general) is good.
Looking at Suq'Ata Lancer for Red and Fallen Askari for Black as other possible reprints. The Askari could stay common whilst the Lancer would probably bump to Uncommon as it is still quite good despite it's age (takes a 3/2 or better to successfully block & kill it).

2011-08-26 02:12:36: Camruth edited Elspeth's Crusader

by Link:

The core set doesn't always use setting-neutral names. Vulshok Berserker comes to mind, though of course that was a hint toward Scars of Mirrodin.

by Camruth:

Oh I know it doesn't, I just didn't want people tying this to Mirage block too much, the Lancer and Askari will be as-is reprints

2012-04-14 04:41:15: Camruth edited Elspeth's Crusader

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