---
name: "Hamlet Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "DBL"
set_name: "Innistrad: Double Feature"
collector_number: "468"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "PINDURSKI"
oracle_id: "fa0bff4f-af97-4733-b9d3-a0bc9ef1e2ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hamlet-vanguard-dbl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hamlet Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it for each other nontoken Human you control.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #468
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** PINDURSKI
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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