Scaleguard Sentinels
Creature — Human Soldier
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir Promos
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #27833
Scaleguard Sentinels is a 2/3 that grows into a 5/6 the moment you have a Dragon on the battlefield — real stats for two mana, but only if you're already committed to a Dragon theme. Outside that context, it's a vanilla underperformer; inside it, it's one of the better early drops the archetype can run.
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 |
Scaleguard Sentinels is a Commander card — specifically a Dragon tribal Commander card — and should be evaluated almost exclusively in that context. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, a conditional 5/6 for two mana is interesting on paper, but Dragon synergy decks in those formats have faster, more consistent payoffs and no real reason to run a creature that does nothing without prior board development. In Commander, where Dragon tribal is a well-supported archetype and the game naturally runs longer, Scaleguard Sentinels earns its slot as an early blocker that becomes a legitimate threat once the first Dragon resolves.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Scaleguard Sentinels is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or bulk-bin pick. There's no financial pressure here; it holds no secondary market relevance, and you're running it purely for the gameplay role.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.