Silkguard
- Mana cost
- {X}{G}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #286 (rare)
- Price
- $0.39 USD
Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures you control.
Auras, Equipment, and modified creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Silkguard has 5 printings, first in Neon Dynasty Commander (2022). EDHREC ranks it #2,345 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zimone, Infinite Analyst decks (9,804 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. 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: legal
Public decks that run Silkguard
- Quandrix Unlimited - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Zimone, Infinite Analyst
- Upgrades Unleashed - Neon Dynasty Commander, led by Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
Commanders that run Silkguard most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zimone, Infinite Analyst: 9,804 decks
- Chishiro, the Shattered Blade: 4,683 decks
- Zaxara, the Exemplary: 2,946 decks
- Magus Lucea Kane: 2,102 decks
- Cosmic Spider-Man: 1,600 decks
- Wolverine, Best There Is: 1,600 decks
- Primo, the Unbounded: 1,585 decks
- Kosei, Penitent Warlord: 1,443 decks
Often played with Silkguard
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
- : A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
- : An Aura controlled by an opponent does not cause a creature you control to be modified.