---
name: "Esper Sentinel"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "5def9f38-0a0b-4e8d-9f9d-29dcb46520b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/esper-sentinel-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Esper Sentinel
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Queen of Dale](/printing/the-queen-of-dale-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
2. [Wavebreak Hippocamp](/printing/wavebreak-hippocamp-thb.md) — Enchantment Creature — Horse Fish
3. [Arena Trickster](/printing/arena-trickster-thb.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
4. [Shadow in the Warp](/printing/shadow-in-the-warp-40k.md) — Enchantment
5. [Mind's Dilation](/printing/minds-dilation-otc.md) — Enchantment
6. [Vexing Bauble](/printing/vexing-bauble-mh3.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #75
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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