Craig Boone, Novac Guard
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Reach, lifelink
One for My Baby — Whenever you attack with two or more creatures, put two quest counters on Craig Boone. When you do, Craig Boone deals damage equal to the number of quest counters on it to up to one target creature unless that creature's controller has Craig Boone deal that much damage to them.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7383
Craig Boone, Novac Guard puts a repeatable removal trigger on the board — shoot a creature every combat and draw cards off the kills, all for a cost that fits cleanly in the midrange slot where Commander Mustard wants to operate. The rate is real: consistent card advantage stapled to targeted removal is exactly what aggressive token and go-wide strategies need to stay fueled through the late game.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Commander Mustard
Commander Mustard runs Craig Boone, Novac Guard as a card-advantage engine that doubles as removal — every creature Boone shoots replaces itself, which keeps Mustard's aggressive gameplan from running out of gas when the board stalls.
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor wants bodies entering and dying on a schedule, and Craig Boone, Novac Guard fits that loop cleanly — Boone picks off blockers or value creatures while the death triggers feed Caesar's token and counter generation.
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 |
Commander is where Craig Boone, Novac Guard lives — the card is designed for the multiplayer long game, where repeated removal plus card draw compounds over several turns in ways that matter far more than in one-on-one formats. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but neither wants a four-mana creature doing what instant-speed spells already do cheaper and without the body requirement. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if the shell supports the combat-damage trigger, though the smaller life totals compress the window. Outside Commander, there's no practical reason to sleeve Craig Boone, Novac Guard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Craig Boone, Novac Guard isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its strong inclusion rate in both Commander Mustard and Caesar, Legion's Emperor builds, demand is real — if the price looks low relative to the card's role, it's worth picking up sooner rather than later.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.