Vanguard Seraph

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Vanguard Seraph: Creature - Angel Warrior, Foundations Commander. Flying. Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, surveil 1. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Angel Warrior
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Common
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
56
Artist
Zezhou Chen
Commander rank
11,140 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Surveil

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About Vanguard Seraph

Vanguard Seraph is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 56 in that set, with art by Zezhou Chen. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Foundations Commander (2024) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

She guides expedition parties through the perilous floating ruins of Zendikar's ancient empires.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Vanguard Seraph by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Vanguard Seraph

Vanguard Seraph has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #28Common2024

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Vanguard Seraph, newest first.

  • If you gain life during a turn before Vanguard Seraph is on the battlefield, its last ability won't trigger that turn even if you gain life again later in the turn.
  • Vanguard Seraph's last ability triggers just once for your first life-gaining event on each turn, no matter how much life you gain.

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