Alesha's Vanguard
Creature — Orc Warrior
Dash 
(You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #26496
Alesha's Vanguard enters with a +1/+1 counter and hands one out to another creature — two bodies get bigger for one card. That's solid on-board efficiency, and the cost is low enough that you're rarely sad to cast it.
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 |
Alesha's Vanguard is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — broad reach for a common. In Commander it fits best in counter-doubling shells or Alesha, Who Smiles at Death reanimator lists where the low power stat is a feature, not a bug. Pauper is the format where it competes hardest for slots, since every card at common is fighting for efficiency; it earns consideration in go-wide or +1/+1 counter synergy decks but isn't an auto-include. In Modern and Pioneer it's below the power threshold for competitive play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Alesha's Vanguard is deep bulk — you're buying a playset for pocket change. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so pick it up as a role-player and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.