---
name: "Border Guard"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "1ef5003c-f540-4cdc-913f-7d5280ad9f62"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/border-guard-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Border Guard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #9
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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