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Volunteer Reserves
CREATURE — HUMAN SOLDIER Uncommon
The List EDHREC #29,574
$0.18
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7 days
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Volunteer Reserves Price Summary
Volunteer Reserves's current headline price is $0.18.
Volunteer Reserves Printings & Prices
2 printings
Volunteer Reserves has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil finishes.
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Sell Volunteer Reserves: Buylist Offers
2 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | PLST #WTH-29 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | WTH #29 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Volunteer Reserves Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
""I'm always a little leery of anyone who offers to kill other people for free."
—Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*"
Volunteer Reserves is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Volunteer Reserves Rulings
5 most recent
- Oct 1, 2009 If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.
- Oct 1, 2008 A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
- Oct 1, 2008 Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
- Oct 1, 2008 If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
- Oct 1, 2008 Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with "cumulative upkeep {1}" has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Volunteer Reserves has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLST #WTH-29 | 2022-04-29 | Uncommon | Standard |
| WTH #29 | 1997-06-09 | Uncommon | Standard |
WTH #29 Volunteer Reserves in Commander
Volunteer Reserves is the #29,574 most-played card on EDHREC, down 197 places over the last 30 days.
Volunteer Reserves FAQ
How much is Volunteer Reserves worth?
Volunteer Reserves is worth about $0.18 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 26, 2026.
Is Volunteer Reserves legal in Commander?
Yes — Volunteer Reserves is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Volunteer Reserves been reprinted?
Yes — Volunteer Reserves has been reprinted 2 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Volunteer Reserves cheap?
Volunteer Reserves trades at about $0.18 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#29,574 on EDHREC).