Baird, Steward of Argive

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Baird, Steward of Argive: Legendary Creature - Human Soldier, Bloomburrow Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
2/4
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
135
Artist
Christine Choi
Commander rank
2,548 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Vigilance
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Baird, Steward of Argive

Baird, Steward of Argive is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white legendary creature from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 135 in that set, with art by Christine Choi. It costs {2}{W}{W} (two generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/4 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Dominaria (2018) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Vigilance

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

"The walls of Argive were built by a peaceful dynastic union that has guarded us against war for fifteen centuries. The lesson is clear."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Baird, Steward of Argive by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Baird, Steward of Argive

Baird, Steward of Argive has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander Masters (CMM) #15Uncommon2023
The List (PLST) #DOM-4Uncommon2023
Dominaria (DOM) #4Uncommon2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #4sUncommon2018

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Baird, Steward of Argive, newest first.

  • If you control Baird, your opponents can choose not to pay to attack with a creature that attacks "if able." If there's no other player, planeswalker, or battle to attack, that creature simply doesn't attack.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, creatures can attack your teammate and planeswalkers your teammate controls without requiring a mana payment. This is a change from previous rules.

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