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◇ Catalog #16

Vanguard of the Restless

soc·#16·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Néstor Ossandón Leal

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.28+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.29 · low $0.26

NM$0.28

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$0.26–$0.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.12low $0.28range 657.1%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,633 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.28

Gameplay

Creature — Spirit Knight

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.

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2026-03-20wotc

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.

2026-03-20wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.28 and $2.12 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #16 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Spirit Knight, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,633 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Néstor Ossandón Leal. Rarix catalogs 290 other cards credited to this artist.