---
name: "Guardians of Akrasa"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Exalted", "Defender"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "7ef8df9f-3fab-44fd-b5a9-f57e54dbc38e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardians-of-akrasa-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guardians of Akrasa
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Exalted, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

> *"Only by the bravery of those who put loyalty above glory is our home kept safe."
—Elspeth*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Akrasan Squire](/printing/akrasan-squire-ala.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Stalwart Shield-Bearers](/printing/stalwart-shield-bearers-roe.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Novice Knight](/printing/novice-knight-m19.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Shu Defender](/printing/shu-defender-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Warded Battlements](/printing/warded-battlements-m21.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Faith](/printing/wall-of-faith-m10.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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