Honor Guard
Eighth Edition 25 • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 25
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
white mana: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
"It is not a choice I make, to have this guard. It is the choice of my people, and my duty to them."— Oracle *en*-Vec
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
Honor Guard was released in 2003 as part of the Eighth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. This set was significant for being the first to introduce the modern card frame, a aesthetic shift intended to improve readability and revitalize the game's visual identity for a new generation of players. As a staple of the white color identity, the card reflects the classic fantasy tropes of disciplined soldiers and divine protection that have defined the game's mechanics since its inception in the mid-1990s.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Christopher Moeller, a prolific contributor to the game known for his painterly, high-fantasy style. Moeller aimed to capture the stoic, protective nature of the creature type, utilizing stark light and metallic textures to convey a sense of impenetrable defense. While the card is a functional piece of cardboard rather than a high-end collectible, it is appreciated by long-time enthusiasts for its clean representation of the core set era's transition to a more polished, uniform design language.
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