Looming Hoverguard
Creature — Drone
Flying
When this creature enters, put target artifact on top of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30837
Looming Hoverguard enters the battlefield and bounces an artifact back to its owner's hand — relevant disruption stapled to a 4/4 flier for six mana. The rate is too slow for most formats, but in artifact-heavy metas it pulls real weight at instant speed on the board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Looming Hoverguard sees essentially no play in Legacy or Vintage, where six mana is a prohibitive rate and far more efficient interaction exists. In Commander, it occupies a narrow niche: blue decks that want incidental artifact disruption and can use a large flying body, particularly against artifact-combo opponents. The bounce trigger is enters-the-battlefield based, which means blink and flicker commanders can loop the effect — that's the only context where it climbs above purely situational.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Looming Hoverguard is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a copy. That price reflects demand accurately; this is a card you pick out of a bulk bin for a specific niche, not one that holds any upside.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.