Guardians of Akrasa
Creature — Human Soldier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #16989
Guardians of Akrasa gives an attacking creature exalted, and in a Rafiq of the Many deck that means double-striking one creature gets a third +1/+1 bonus on top of everything else already stacking. The cost — three mana for a 0/4 with no offensive presence — is real, and outside dedicated exalted builds this card does nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many already grants exalted and doubles the bonus, so each additional exalted trigger from Guardians of Akrasa translates directly into more unblockable commander damage — 27% of Rafiq decks run it for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Guardians of Akrasa is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in exactly one of those: Commander, specifically exalted decks. In Pauper it's technically an option but exalted as an archetype has never been competitive there. In Legacy and Vintage, a 0/4 for three that only matters when attacking alone doesn't meet the bar for any viable strategy. Commander is where Guardians of Akrasa earns its slot, and even then only in decks explicitly built around stacking exalted triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Guardians of Akrasa is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without looking hard. Price stability is essentially guaranteed in one direction: it won't go lower, and there's no demand driver that pushes it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.