---
name: "Armguard Familiar"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Equipment Beast"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ward", "Reconfigure"]
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joshua Raphael"
oracle_id: "a7955f10-f502-4893-88ad-f36e7ff0af4f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/armguard-familiar-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Armguard Familiar
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Equipment Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Ward, Reconfigure

## Oracle Text
Ward {2} (Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Equipped creature gets +2/+1 and has ward {2}.
Reconfigure {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joshua Raphael
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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