---
name: "Defiant Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Rebel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TSB"
set_name: "Time Spiral Timeshifted"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "special"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "680766e2-637b-40bc-a15f-0b4dc55bd619"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiant-vanguard-tsb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Defiant Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rebel
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature blocks, at end of combat, destroy it and all creatures it blocked this turn.
{5}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with mana value 4 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero](/printing/lin-sivvi-defiant-hero-slc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rebel
2. [Ramosian Sergeant](/printing/ramosian-sergeant-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
3. [Ramosian Commander](/printing/ramosian-commander-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
4. [Ramosian Lieutenant](/printing/ramosian-lieutenant-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
5. [Defiant Falcon](/printing/defiant-falcon-nem.md) — Creature — Rebel Bird
6. [Ramosian Captain](/printing/ramosian-captain-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #5
- **Rarity:** Special
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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