Wings of the Guard
Creature — Bird
Flying
Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22938
Wings of the Guard gives a creature flying and vigilance for one white mana — both keywords on one card at instant speed is the whole pitch. It's a combat trick with lasting upside, and at common it asks almost nothing in return.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wings of the Guard is a Pauper-legal common, and that's where it sees the most meaningful play — white aggressive and aura-based strategies use it to push through in the air while keeping blockers untapped. In Commander, Wings of the Guard is too narrow; one creature getting flying and vigilance doesn't scale to a 100-card multiplayer game unless the commander specifically rewards auras or Equipment-adjacent effects. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the card simply doesn't compete at those power levels.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Wings of the Guard is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand ceiling to breach and no spike scenario in sight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.