Crimson Honor Guard

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Crimson Honor Guard: Creature - Vampire Knight, Crimson Vow Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Vampire Knight
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
4/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)
Released
2021-11-19
Collector number
145
Artist
Kieran Yanner
Commander rank
16,871 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Trample

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About Crimson Honor Guard

Crimson Honor Guard is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Crimson Vow Commander (VOC), a Commander product released in November 2021. It is collector number 145 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/5 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Treasure Chest (2016) to Crimson Vow Commander (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Trample

At the beginning of each player's end step, this creature deals 4 damage to that player unless they control a commander.

The finest soldiers aren't worth a whit without a set of hands to lead them and a set of eyes to guide them.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (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 Crimson Honor Guard by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Crimson Honor Guard

Crimson Honor Guard has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65697Rare2017
Commander 2017 (C17) #23Rare2017

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Crimson Honor Guard, newest first.

  • Crimson Honor Guard's last ability triggers at the beginning of each player's end step whether that player controls a commander or not. Whether that player controls a commander is checked only as the ability resolves.
  • The player could control any player's commander to satisfy Crimson Honor Guard's ability. If a player gains control of another player's commander “until end of turn,” the player who gained control of it will still control that commander during the end step.
  • Crimson Honor Guard will deal 4 damage to you, too, if you don't control a commander.

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