Maritime Guard
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29234
Maritime Guard is a 1/3 defender for two mana — passable stats, zero impact on the board state, and no text beyond its creature types. There are better walls at this cost and better blue two-drops in every format where this is legal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Maritime Guard has no competitive home in any format. In Commander, a 1/3 that does nothing but sit there fails the basic test of every card in a 99: it needs to either advance your game plan or disrupt your opponents', and Maritime Guard does neither. Pauper is the one context where aggressive defense on a budget has some structural logic, but even there a 1/3 with no upside loses out to walls that replace themselves or pump the team. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage don't want it at all.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
Maritime Guard is bulk at $0.04, and that price reflects its ceiling, not a discount. Nothing about the card's mechanics or creature types creates demand that would push it higher.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.