---
name: "Adanto Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anna Steinbauer"
oracle_id: "91c380f6-2c41-48b7-9f07-104e8659e397"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/adanto-vanguard-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Adanto Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
As long as this creature is attacking, it gets +2/+0.
Pay 4 life: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Estwald Shieldbasher](/printing/estwald-shieldbasher-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Vanguard of the Rose](/printing/vanguard-of-the-rose-lci.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
3. [Hardened Escort](/printing/hardened-escort-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Adamant Will](/printing/adamant-will-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Seasoned Hallowblade](/printing/seasoned-hallowblade-m21.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Dauntless Veteran](/printing/dauntless-veteran-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #1
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anna Steinbauer
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`