Bastion Protector
Creature — Human Soldier
Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have indestructible.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $2.37
- EDHREC rank
- #978
Bastion Protector lands on the table and immediately gives your commander +2/+2 and indestructible — that's a three-mana investment that makes your commander nearly impossible to kill in combat or by targeted destruction. In Éowyn, Shieldmaiden decks especially, where the commander is the engine, that protection is worth more than most dedicated removal spells.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden needs to survive combat to trigger her heroic abilities, and Bastion Protector's indestructible clause lets her attack into anything without fear of a fatal block or a post-combat kill spell.
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary grows every time a Human enters the battlefield, so losing him mid-board-state collapses the whole engine — Bastion Protector keeps Kyler alive long enough to make that engine backbreaking.
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage runs Bastion Protector because Baeloth's goad-based value engine depends entirely on staying in play; indestructible on the commander means opponents can't trade blocks to neutralize him.
Myrel, Shield of Argive
Myrel, Shield of Argive protects herself from spells on your turn, but not from combat damage — Bastion Protector fills that gap and makes Myrel functionally unkillable during the turn-cycle window she's most vulnerable.
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Aragorn, King of Gondor wants to maintain the monarch and stay aggressive, and Bastion Protector lets him attack every turn without the threat of a lethal double-block ending the strategy cold.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bastion Protector is a Commander card through and through — the effect is built around protecting a single powerful permanent you control, and no format rewards that more than one where your commander is a recurring, game-defining piece. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play; three mana for a situational buff is miles behind the format staples at that cost. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Bastion Protector pulls real weight, since the planeswalker-as-commander structure makes protecting your oathbreaker just as critical as protecting a Commander legend. Outside of those two formats, this card has no competitive home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.37 cheap tier
At $2.37, Bastion Protector sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to include without deliberation in any Human-tribal or commander-centric white deck. Demand is broad and consistent given its 67%+ inclusion rate in top-synergy commanders, so the price is unlikely to crater; it's not a spec target, just a reliable low-cost pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
- Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Aragorn, King of Gondor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.