Munda's Vanguard
Creature — Kor Knight Ally
Cohort — 
, Tap an untapped Ally you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17830
Munda's Vanguard puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control at the start of every combat — on a 3/3 body for five mana, that snowballs fast in go-wide strategies. It's a slow card in a vacuum, but in any deck that floods the board, it closes games without asking for anything extra.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Munda's Vanguard is a Commander card through and through — the payoff requires multiple creatures and multiple turns, which is exactly the environment Commander provides. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a five-mana 3/3 that doesn't impact the board immediately is too slow to see competitive play, and even casual tables in those formats rarely support the go-wide patience it demands. Legacy and Vintage have the card pools to build around it, but far more efficient token and counter engines exist there, so it remains firmly niche. Commander is where Munda's Vanguard earns its slot: token decks, Ally tribal, and any strategy that attacks in waves will feel its effect compound over just two or three combat steps.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Munda's Vanguard isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures before buying. Given its narrow Commander-specific appeal and the fact that it hasn't seen a major reprint push, copies tend to be inexpensive — it's the kind of card worth picking up as a cheap pickup if your deck wants it, not a spec target.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.