Inspirited Vanguard
Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, it endures 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on it or create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #20190
Inspirited Vanguard enters the battlefield and immediately pumps your whole team +1/+1 — no hoops, no conditions, just a permanent stat boost on arrival. At three mana for a 2/2, the body is irrelevant; you're paying for the anthem effect stapled to an enters-the-battlefield trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Inspirited Vanguard earns its slot in go-wide creature strategies that can rebuy enters-the-battlefield triggers — blink, flicker, and token commanders in particular get compounding value from repeated casts or bounces. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, but the effect is too slow and the body too small to compete in any of those 60-card formats where three mana needs to do significantly more. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus: if your planeswalker gameplan involves a creature swarm, Inspirited Vanguard can close games faster than it looks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Inspirited Vanguard is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box or grab as a throw-in. There's no meaningful price floor to hold; supply will always outpace casual demand for a generic anthem creature.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.