Neighborhood Guardian
Creature — Unicorn
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #17287
Neighborhood Guardian puts a 3/3 flying Spirit token on the board the turn it arrives — real, immediate pressure at three mana. It's a fine role-player in token and spirit synergy builds, but don't expect it to show up outside those specific shells; Thurid, Mare of Destiny decks are almost the only place it earns a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Thurid, Mare of Destiny rewards stacking spirit tokens, and Neighborhood Guardian supplies one the moment it enters — feeding Thurid's payoffs while leaving a body behind that can keep contributing in the air.
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, Neighborhood Guardian is a narrow synergy piece: it asks for a spirit or token-matters shell to justify the slot, and outside of Thurid, Mare of Destiny builds, very few commanders make it worth the inclusion. In 60-card formats — Standard, Pioneer, and Modern — a three-mana 2/2 that makes a 3/3 flier is passable value for a spirit-tribal or token-go-wide strategy, but the competition at that slot is stiff enough that it rarely makes the cut. Pauper is the one format where legality is moot; it simply isn't available there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Neighborhood Guardian is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the deck calls for it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't move, so there's no timing consideration here, just whether the card earns its slot.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.