Veteran Bodyguard
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Human
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 5
- Set
- Revised Edition #42 (rare)
- Price
- $1.93 USD
As long as this creature is untapped, all damage that would be dealt to you by unblocked creatures is dealt to this creature instead.
Veteran Bodyguard has 11 printings, first in Unlimited Edition (1993). EDHREC ranks it #28,240 among Commander cards. It appears most in Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence decks (119 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Veteran Bodyguard most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence: 119 decks
- Oriss, Samite Guardian: 8 decks
Often played with Veteran Bodyguard
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you have multiple Veteran Bodyguards, you can decide which one receives the redirected damage each time damage would be dealt to you.
- : If a creature is blocked but Trample damage is still done to a player, this damage can't be redirected to the Bodyguard because the Bodyguard only takes damage from unblocked creatures.
- : Damage goes to the Bodyguard as long as he is untapped. This works even if he is blocking.