---
name: "Coppercoat Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MAT"
set_name: "March of the Machine: The Aftermath"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bruno Biazotto"
oracle_id: "9f6fc734-4935-42d9-93a0-1b5ad8d8d277"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/coppercoat-vanguard-mat"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Coppercoat Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Each other Human you control gets +1/+0 and has ward {1}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)

> *L'heure était à la reconstruction, mais d'abord, les monstres devaient être évacués des cités anéanties d'Ikoria.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hamlet Vanguard](/printing/hamlet-vanguard-prm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Veteran Armorsmith](/printing/veteran-armorsmith-m10.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Tenth District Guard](/printing/tenth-district-guard-grn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Veteran Swordsmith](/printing/veteran-swordsmith-m10.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Veteran Armorer](/printing/veteran-armorer-mma.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #1
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bruno Biazotto
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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