Vanguard of the Restless
Vanguard of the Restless: Creature - Spirit Knight, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Spirit Knight
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 16
- Artist
- Néstor Ossandón Leal
- Commander rank
- 11,799 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Vanguard of the Restless
Vanguard of the Restless is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 16 in that set, with art by Néstor Ossandón Leal. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Flying
Spirits you control get +1/+1 for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game.
Whenever a Spirit you control enters, you may pay {2}{W}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vanguard of the Restless by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Vanguard of the Restless
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #66 | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Vanguard of the Restless, newest first.
- If you have more than one commander (probably because of a partner ability), Vanguard of the Restless's second ability counts the total number of times you've cast each of your commanders from the command zone.
- Vanguard of the Restless's second ability counts each time you've cast your commander from the command zone, even the times it was countered or when your commander spell is still on the stack.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Vanguard of the Restless is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.