---
name: "Elite Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "DDF"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "b3b9a87d-cb95-435c-90b6-037406cab32e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elite-vanguard-ddf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *L'avanguardia è specializzata nel muovere guerra da sola. Il nemico viene spesso sconfitto prima che i rinforzi raggiungano il fronte.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #2
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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