---
name: "Headwater Sentries"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Warrior"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Naomi Baker"
oracle_id: "17aa790d-d16a-4a90-b8ba-cd50e62f02f0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/headwater-sentries-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Headwater Sentries
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *"Secondo gli anziani, se gli intrusi scoprissero il segreto della città dorata, sarebbe la fine del nostro popolo."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sworn Guardian](/printing/sworn-guardian-rix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
2. [Maritime Guard](/printing/maritime-guard-ori.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier
3. [Coral Commando](/printing/coral-commando-rna.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
4. [Nyxborn Seaguard](/printing/nyxborn-seaguard-thb.md) — Enchantment Creature — Merfolk Soldier
5. [Vodalian Soldiers](/printing/vodalian-soldiers-5ed.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier
6. [Coral Merfolk](/printing/coral-merfolk-m14.md) — Creature — Merfolk

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #58
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Naomi Baker
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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