Elite Vanguard
Magic 2012 15 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 15
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
The vanguard is skilled at waging war alone. The enemy is often defeated before its reinforcements reach the front.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Elite Vanguard was released in the Magic 2012 core set as a reprint, originally debuting in the Magic 2010 set to help revitalize the White color identity. Designed as a aggressive one-drop creature, it was intended to provide White decks with a fast, efficient attacker, mirroring the mechanical philosophy shift toward more powerful low-cost creatures in that era of design.
The artwork was commissioned from longtime Magic illustrator Mark Tedin, whose signature style often emphasizes epic, high-fantasy armor and stoic, legendary figures. Tedin was tasked with depicting a prototypical soldier of the setting's dominant human faction, and his illustration for this card is noted for its clean, focused aesthetic that helped define the visual language of modern White aggressive creatures.
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