Nyxborn Seaguard
Enchantment Creature — Merfolk Soldier
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #27814
Nyxborn Seaguard is a 2/4 defender for five mana — a body that blocks and nothing else. At that cost, every competitive format has ten better options, and even casual Commander rarely needs this.
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 |
Nyxborn Seaguard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, five mana for a 2/4 with no enter-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no upside doesn't make the cut — the format's card quality ceiling is too high. Pauper is the one format where bulky common defenders occasionally find a home in stall-and-win shells, but Nyxborn Seaguard still lacks the toughness-to-cost ratio or relevant ability to compete even there. Across the rest — Modern, Legacy, Vintage — it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Nyxborn Seaguard is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box, not a deck. That price reflects the demand accurately, and there's no condition under which it appreciates.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.