Titans' Vanguard
Creature — Eldrazi
Devoid (This card has no color.)
When you cast this spell and whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each colorless creature you control.
Trample
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #7474
Titans' Vanguard hits the board as a lord that gives your Eldrazi ward 2, turning removal spells into expensive propositions before combat even starts. Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is the natural home — copying triggered abilities across a board of Eldrazi makes the ward clause immediately oppressive — and at five mana for a 5/4, the rate is fair enough to justify the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity copies triggers across every Eldrazi you control, and Titans' Vanguard stacking ward 2 on that entire board makes spot removal a resource-destroying proposition for opponents — nearly 39% of Ulalek decks run it for exactly that reason.
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods wants large creatures attacking, and Titans' Vanguard protects that board from the targeted removal that would otherwise pick apart a slow, haymaker-dependent gameplan before it gets rolling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Titans' Vanguard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its practical home is Commander and nowhere else. In Legacy and Vintage, a five-mana 5/4 lord for a creature type that sees zero competitive play doesn't register. Modern is similarly uninterested — Eldrazi strategies there run leaner threats that don't need a ward anthem to survive. Commander is the only format where Titans' Vanguard earns a slot, specifically in Eldrazi tribal builds where the ward 2 blanket meaningfully taxes the single-target removal that would dismantle a slow, high-CMC board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Titans' Vanguard is deep bulk — you're paying pennies for a card that does genuine work in its niche. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb, so don't expect movement; just grab a copy before you sleeve up Ulalek.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.