Vernadi Shieldmate
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25899
Vernadi Shieldmate enters as a 2/2 with vigilance and puts a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control — two bodies' worth of value stapled to one card. The floor is a mediocre three-mana creature; the ceiling is a counter synergy enabler that quietly overperforms in the right shell.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vernadi Shieldmate is a bulk common in every competitive format — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have far more efficient three-drops, and vigilance plus a single counter isn't remotely close to the bar. Pauper is the one format where it's worth a second look: +1/+1 counter synergies exist at common, and a guaranteed counter trigger on entry has real utility in a go-wide or evolve-adjacent build. Commander is where it sees the most play, specifically in Simic or multicolor counter-matters decks where every enters-the-battlefield trigger compounds — think Atraxa or proliferate strategies that want cheap, redundant counter distribution.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Vernadi Shieldmate is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box rather than buying it individually. Price is stable at this floor and won't move regardless of demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.