---
name: "Akroan Skyguard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Heroic"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Winters"
oracle_id: "f4e8be6f-2a1f-47b2-a4d8-7e576e25ab60"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/akroan-skyguard-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Akroan Skyguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Heroic

## Oracle Text
Flying
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *"Trust me. When you have earned a god's favor, you'll know."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wingsteed Rider](/printing/wingsteed-rider-pio.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Hero of the Winds](/printing/hero-of-the-winds-thb.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Dawnbringer Charioteers](/printing/dawnbringer-charioteers-prm.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [War-Wing Siren](/printing/war-wing-siren-jou.md) — Creature — Siren Soldier
5. [Aeronaut Cavalry](/printing/aeronaut-cavalry-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Nighthawk, Dark Defender](/printing/nighthawk-dark-defender-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #159
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Winters
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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