Overseer of Vault 76
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
First Contact — Whenever Overseer of Vault 76 or another creature you control with power 3 or less enters, put a quest counter on Overseer of Vault 76.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may remove three quest counters from among permanents you control. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and they gain vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10006
Overseer of Vault 76 generates a token and puts a +1/+1 counter on each nontoken creature you control whenever a player casts their first spell each turn — that's up to four triggers per round at a typical Commander table. Caesar, Legion's Emperor and Xavier Sal, Infested Captain both weaponize that constant token and counter output, making Overseer of Vault 76 a genuine engine piece rather than a one-shot effect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor triggers whenever a nontoken creature you control dies or attacks, and Overseer of Vault 76 feeds both halves of that engine — the tokens it produces are sacrifice fodder, and the counters it hands out make your attacking creatures more threatening with each passing round.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Overseer of Vault 76 earns its slot — four opponents means up to four triggers per round, which compounds the token and counter generation into a real board presence over even a few turns. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but a five-mana creature with no immediate protection and no single-game-ending effect is far too slow for either format's threat density. Oathbreaker is legal and worth considering if your planeswalker supports a token or counters strategy, since the compressed game length means the Overseer needs to pay off quickly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainIntruder AlarmOverseer of Vault 76
Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite copies of creature tokens you control; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Current price
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Sources
Mentioned
- Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- Intruder Alarm
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.