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Dragonsguard Elite

Creature — Human Druid

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
{4}{G}{G}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Strixhaven: School of Mages
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#15676
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Dragonsguard Elite card art
Dragonsguard Elite becomes an arbitrarily large threat the moment you pair it with Chain of Smog — repeat the discard loop, stack infinite +1/+1 counters, and close the game on the same turn. The cost is running a two-mana 2/2 with no immediate board impact, which is a real tax in any format that doesn't support the combo.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Dragonsguard Elite is essentially a Commander card wearing a creature suit — it sees negligible play in competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer because a vanilla 2/2 with no protection is unacceptable rate outside a dedicated combo shell. In Commander, it earns a slot specifically in spellslinger or magecraft-matters builds that can also run the Chain of Smog loop, turning one card into an instant win condition. Oathbreaker follows the same logic at a smaller table, where the combo closes faster and the planeswalker axis can tutor both pieces.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market values on Dragonsguard Elite. Given that it's a narrow combo piece rather than a broadly playable card, it tends to sit at bulk-rare pricing — worth picking up cheaply if you're building the Chain of Smog shell, but not a card to chase at a premium.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.