Recruiter of the Guard
Recruiter of the Guard: Creature - Human Soldier, Modern Horizons 3. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Soldier
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Collector number
- 266
- Artist
- Eric Wilkerson
- Commander rank
- 1,146 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Recruiter of the Guard
Recruiter of the Guard is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white creature from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 266 in that set, with art by Eric Wilkerson. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to Modern Horizons 3 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.65 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"The kingdom is in peril! Who among you is brave enough to defend it?"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.65 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Recruiter of the Guard by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Recruiter of the Guard
Recruiter of the Guard has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #395 | Mythic | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #CN2-22 | Rare | 2019 |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #5 | Rare | 2016 |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #22 | Rare | 2016 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Recruiter of the Guard.
- If a creature card has "*" in its toughness, the ability that defines its toughness works in all zones. For example, if Nethergoyf is in your library, its toughness is determined by the ability "Nethergoyf's power is equal to the number of card types among cards in your graveyard and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1." If your graveyard consists of an artifact card, a creature card, and an instant card, you won't be able to find Nethergoyf with Recruiter of the Guard since Nethergoyf's toughness will be 4.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.