Coppercoat Vanguard
Coppercoat Vanguard: Creature - Human Soldier, March of the Machine: The Aftermath. Each other Human you control gets +1/+0 and has ward 1. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Human Soldier
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT)
- Released
- 2023-05-12
- Collector number
- 1
- Artist
- Bruno Biazotto
- Commander rank
- 4,072 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Coppercoat Vanguard
Coppercoat Vanguard is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT), an expansion set released in May 2023. It is collector number 1 in that set, with art by Bruno Biazotto. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. March of the Machine: The Aftermath is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Each other Human you control gets +1/+0 and has ward {1}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)
It was a time for rebuilding, but first Ikoria's wrecked cities had to be cleared of monsters.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Coppercoat Vanguard by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Coppercoat Vanguard
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #101 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #186 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #51 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Coppercoat Vanguard.
- Once a ward ability has triggered, causing that Human to lose ward by removing Coppercoat Vanguard won't affect that ability. The appropriate player will still have to pay {1} or see their spell or ability countered.
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