Selfless Squire
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Human Soldier
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander #176 (rare)
- Price
- $0.42 USD
Flash
When this creature enters, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Whenever damage that would be dealt to you is prevented, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Selfless Squire has 5 printings, first in Commander 2016 (2016). EDHREC ranks it #2,519 among Commander cards. It appears most in Éowyn, Shieldmaiden decks (8,662 on EDHREC). 4 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Selfless Squire
- Blame Game - Murders at Karlov Manor Commander, led by Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
- Riders of Rohan - Tales of Middle-earth Commander, led by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
- Silverquill Statement - Commander 2021, led by Breena, the Demagogue
- Stalwart Unity - Commander 2016, led by Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Commanders that run Selfless Squire most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Éowyn, Shieldmaiden: 8,662 decks
- Queen Marchesa: 8,032 decks
- Sonic the Hedgehog: 4,298 decks
- Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser: 3,608 decks
- Aragorn, King of Gondor: 3,319 decks
- Breena, the Demagogue: 3,292 decks
- Myrel, Shield of Argive: 1,790 decks
- Brion Stoutarm: 1,223 decks
Often played with Selfless Squire
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Selfless Squire's first triggered ability prevents all damage that would be dealt to you this turn after the triggered ability resolves, even if Selfless Squire leaves the battlefield.
- : Selfless Squire's second triggered ability doesn't trigger only when damage is prevented by its first triggered ability's effect. Any effect that uses the word "prevent" will cause it to trigger.