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Mana cost
{2}
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Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Vanguard's Shield
Vanguard's Shield (223) is an Artifact — Equipment from Avacyn Restored (AVR). It costs {2} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Common rarity. The one keyword in its text is Equip. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 2 more formats.
Avacyn Restored is a main expansion, released May 2012.
Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and can block an additional creature each combat. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Card details
- Card number
- 223
- Set
- Avacyn Restored (AVR)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 4 May 2012
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Artifact — Equipment
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Vanguard's Shield
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