Vanguard of Brimaz
Creature — Cat Soldier
Vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #15678
Vanguard of Brimaz puts a 1/1 vigilance Cat Soldier token on the battlefield every time you cast a targeted spell on it — in the right shell, that's a token factory stapled to a two-mana 2/2 with vigilance. Feather, the Redeemed is the natural home, where every recycled instant turns Vanguard into a repeatable token engine that scales through the game.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Feather, the Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed returns targeting instants to your hand at end of turn, so a single buff spell on Vanguard of Brimaz generates a token every single turn cycle — the two cards form a loop that floods the board without any additional investment.
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 |
In Commander, Vanguard of Brimaz earns its slot specifically in Feather, the Redeemed decks and go-wide Cat tribal lists under commanders like Arahbo, Roar of the World — outside those contexts, it's a fair but unexciting two-drop. In Modern and Pioneer, the token payoff is too slow and the body too small to compete with the format's aggressive two-drops. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more broken things to do with targeted spells, so Vanguard of Brimaz doesn't register there. It's a Commander-only pickup in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Vanguard of Brimaz is deep bulk — you can acquire a copy without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price has no obvious catalyst to move upward, so pick it up as a cheap role-player and don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.