Vanguard of the Restless
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Spirit Knight
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #16 (rare)
- Price
- $0.26 USD
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.
Vanguard of the Restless has 2 printings, first in Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). EDHREC ranks it #10,809 among Commander cards. It appears most in Quintorius, History Chaser decks (8,043 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Vanguard of the Restless
- Lorehold Spirit - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Quintorius, History Chaser
Commanders that run Vanguard of the Restless most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Quintorius, History Chaser: 8,043 decks
- Millicent, Restless Revenant: 836 decks
- King of the Oathbreakers: 522 decks
- Excava, the Risen Past: 351 decks
- Hofri Ghostforge: 136 decks
- Quintorius, Loremaster: 96 decks
- Celestial Kirin: 77 decks
- Quintorius, Field Historian: 42 decks
Often played with Vanguard of the Restless
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.