---
name: "Elvish Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Warrior"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "EMA"
set_name: "Eternal Masters"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "4163aa30-7e3d-424f-b003-f4a300f0071e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elvish-vanguard-ema"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elvish Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever another Elf enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *「我等の生命は、この頭上の木の枝のように絡まりあい、すべてを護る梢となっているのだ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Decorated Champion](/printing/decorated-champion-bbd.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Elvish Warmaster](/printing/elvish-warmaster-pkhm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [Canopy Tactician](/printing/canopy-tactician-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Llanowar Stalker](/printing/llanowar-stalker-dmu.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [Ivy Lane Denizen](/printing/ivy-lane-denizen-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Dwynen's Elite](/printing/dwynens-elite-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eternal Masters (EMA) #164
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`