Paliano Vanguard
Creature — Human Soldier
Draft this card face up.
As you draft a creature card, you may reveal it, note its creature types, then turn this card face down.
Other creatures you control of a type you noted for cards named Paliano Vanguard get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #31018
Paliano Vanguard enters as a 2/3 for three mana and pumps every creature you control that shares a creature type with it whenever a player drafts a card — a mechanic that only fires in Conspiracy-style draft games. Outside of that niche, the triggered ability is completely inert, leaving you with a vanilla 2/3 for three.
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 |
Paliano Vanguard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the draft-trigger ability exists in a category of its own: it only does anything in Conspiracy or similar draft environments where players are actively picking cards mid-game. In a standard Commander pod, Paliano Vanguard is a 2/3 for three mana with no text that matters, which is well below rate for any powered table. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a three-mana 2/3 regardless of upside. This is a card built for one specific play experience, and outside of that experience it contributes nothing.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Paliano Vanguard is deep bulk — priced exactly where a card with no competitive application and narrow casual utility belongs. Don't expect the price to move; the Conspiracy draft format has no active competitive scene, and demand stays at floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.