---
name: "Anax and Cymede"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Heroic", "First strike"]
set: "DDL"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Willian Murai"
oracle_id: "9c4219db-1a7a-4d61-bb8b-7998cfed1faf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anax-and-cymede-ddl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anax and Cymede
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Heroic, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike, vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Anax and Cymede & Kynaios and Tiro](/printing/anax-and-cymede-kynaios-and-tiro-mb2.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Fabled Hero](/printing/fabled-hero-ths.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Kazandu Blademaster](/printing/kazandu-blademaster-zen.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
4. [Brigone, Soldier of Meletis](/printing/brigone-soldier-of-meletis-j25.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Fallaji Vanguard](/printing/fallaji-vanguard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Phalanx Leader](/printing/phalanx-leader-uma.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters (DDL) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Willian Murai
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-09-15)* Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.
- *(2013-09-15)* Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.
- *(2013-09-15)* Only creatures you control when the heroic ability resolves will get the bonuses. Creatures that come under your control later in the turn will not.
- *(2013-09-15)* Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.