Wanderguard Sentry
Creature — Drone
When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30696
Wanderguard Sentry enters the battlefield, lets you look at an opponent's hand, and blocks reasonably — but a 3/3 vigilance for five mana with no ongoing effect is a steep ask in any competitive context. The hand-peek is pure information with no disruption attached, which makes Wanderguard Sentry a worse version of almost every other five-drop in blue.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wanderguard Sentry occupies a difficult spot: the hand-look is a one-time snapshot in a four-player game, and a 3/3 body for five doesn't threaten anything. Pauper is the one format where Wanderguard Sentry gets a second look — commons at that mana cost are graded on a curve, and vigilance has real value in slower games. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; five mana for a 3/3 and a peek is outclassed by turn one.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Wanderguard Sentry at the moment, but given its narrow utility it almost certainly sits at bulk common territory — likely a few cents at most. It's not a card you need to hunt down or trade for; a bulk bin or a penny sleeve is where it lives.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.