Akroan Skyguard
Creature — Human Soldier
Flying
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19245
Akroan Skyguard is a two-mana 1/2 flyer that grows whenever you target it with a spell — solid in dedicated Heroic or Aura builds, irrelevant everywhere else. Outside those narrow shells, a 1/2 for two with no immediate board impact doesn't clear the bar.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pauper is where Akroan Skyguard does its best work, slotting into Heroic aggro lists that chain cheap cantrip-targeting spells to close games in the air before the opponent stabilizes. In Commander, the card is too small and too slow — a 1/2 that needs repeated spell investment to matter can't keep pace at a four-player table where a single Wrath undoes all that work. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are categorically out of reach; the competition at two mana is simply too deep. Pioneer offers a legal home but no competitive shell that wants it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Akroan Skyguard is deep bulk — buy a playset for less than a pack and not lose sleep over it. Don't expect the price to move; the card sees niche Pauper play at best, and that ceiling keeps it firmly in the penny bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.