Mausoleum Guard
Creature — Human Scout
When this creature dies, create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20183
Mausoleum Guard trades a four-mana 2/2 body for two 1/1 Spirit tokens on death — the token output is the whole point, not the creature itself. In loops that abuse the dies trigger, particularly with Nim Deathmantle, that replacement effect becomes an engine rather than a consolation prize.
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 |
Mausoleum Guard is a Commander card — full stop. Outside of specific death-trigger or sacrifice loops, a four-mana 2/2 with a delayed payoff has no competitive home in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage, where that mana cost buys you far more immediate impact. In Commander, the card earns its slot in aristocrats builds and any deck running Nim Deathmantle or similar recursion engines, where the two Spirit tokens are a repeatable resource rather than a parting gift. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander use case closely enough that the same shells apply.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nim DeathmantleAshnod's AltarMausoleum Guard
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens
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Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Mausoleum Guard is deep bulk — you're essentially getting it for free when rounding out an order. That price is stable; this is a niche role-player with no crossover demand from competitive formats, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.