---
name: "Emperor's Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Scout"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Explore"]
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "5007425e-a626-46f7-ab7d-777af97ee724"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/emperors-vanguard-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Emperor's Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Explore

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Seekers' Squire](/printing/seekers-squire-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Scout
2. [Sunrise Seeker](/printing/sunrise-seeker-plst.md) — Creature — Human Scout
3. [Legion Vanguard](/printing/legion-vanguard-cmm.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
4. [Kinjalli's Dawnrunner](/printing/kinjallis-dawnrunner-lci.md) — Creature — Human Scout
5. [River Herald Guide](/printing/river-herald-guide-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
6. [River Herald Scout](/printing/river-herald-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #189
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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