Frostbridge Guard
Creature — Elemental Soldier
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #18946
Frostbridge Guard taps a creature when it enters and again whenever it attacks — both triggers feeding directly into Hylda of the Icy Crown's ability — for just two mana. It's a low-floor, high-synergy piece that earns its slot in exactly the decks that want it and does almost nothing outside them.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown pays out a token, a counter, or a draw every time you tap an opponent's creature, and Frostbridge Guard hands you two of those triggers on its own — one on entry, one each attack step — making it a reliable engine piece rather than a one-shot effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Frostbridge Guard is a Commander card through and through — its value is entirely tied to a payoff sitting in the command zone, and Hylda of the Icy Crown is the only commander that makes it pull weight. In 60-card formats, a two-mana 1/4 that taps a creature is strictly outclassed by dedicated tempo and control options at every point on the curve. Pauper could theoretically use the tap effect in a stall strategy, but the body is too passive to matter in a format full of aggressive commons. Play Frostbridge Guard in Commander, in Hylda, and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Frostbridge Guard is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or as a throw-in. Bulk commons tied to a single commander archetype don't appreciate, so pick it up for the deck and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.