---
name: "Armory Guard"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Giant Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "DDL"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "96c67950-df59-430c-94fd-234086c6c8f2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/armory-guard-ddl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Armory Guard
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5

## Oracle Text
This creature has vigilance as long as you control a Gate.

> *The Dimir agents watched from the shadows. "Eight hours, and I've yet to see him blink," Nefara hissed. "I suggest we find another way in."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hold the Gates](/printing/hold-the-gates-gtc.md) — Enchantment
2. [Sunspire Gatekeepers](/printing/sunspire-gatekeepers-dgm.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Oathsworn Giant](/printing/oathsworn-giant-rav.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
4. [Standing Army](/printing/standing-army-unh.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Ardent Militia](/printing/ardent-militia-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Vernadi Shieldmate](/printing/vernadi-shieldmate-clu.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters (DDL) #12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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