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Ardent Militia
- Creature - Human Soldier
- Vigilance
- Knights fight for honor and mercenaries fight for gold. The militia fights for hearth and home.
- 2/5
- Mike Raabe (Portal) - Zina Saunders (Weatherlight, Sixth Edition, Starter 1999) - Paolo Parente (Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition)
- Uncommon (Portal, Sixth Edition, Starter 1999, Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition) - Common (Weatherlight)
Ardent Militia was originally released on May 1, 1997 with the release of the Portal Magic The Gathering edition. This card has since been reprinted in 6 sets, with 3 artists contributing to the various card designs.
With the release of the Weatherlight version of Ardent Militia on June 1997, The flavortext on Ardent Militia was modified to read: "While the rest of us got paid to serve the Benalish army, the militia didn't. I used to say they stood for freedom—free and dumb." —Gerrard of the Weatherlight
With the release of the Sixth Edition version of Ardent Militia on April 27, 1999, The flavortext on Ardent Militia was modified to read: Some fight for honor and some for gold, but the militia fight for hearth and home.
With the release of the Starter 1999 version of Ardent Militia on August 27, 1999, The flavortext on Ardent Militia was modified to read: $Some fight for honor and some for gold, but the militia fight for hearth and home.$
With the release of the Seventh Edition version of Ardent Militia on April 2, 2001, The flavortext on Ardent Militia was modified to read: Knights fight for honor and mercenaries fight for gold. The militia fights for hearth and home.
With the release of the Eighth Edition version of Ardent Militia on July 28, 2003, The flavortext on Ardent Militia was modified to read: Knights fight for honor and mercenaries fight for gold. The militia fights for hearth and home.