---
name: "Hoverguard Observer"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Drone"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "5ca8d756-a55a-4b36-b0a6-562a39484952"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hoverguard-observer-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hoverguard Observer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Drone
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.

> *它原本可以安静无声地运作，其低沉运转声是为了提醒纽若克人：他们一直处于监视之中。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skywinder Drake](/printing/skywinder-drake-m12.md) — Creature — Drake
2. [Stronghold Zeppelin](/printing/stronghold-zeppelin-nem.md) — Creature — Human
3. [Advanced Hoverguard](/printing/advanced-hoverguard-5dn.md) — Creature — Drone
4. [Hover Barrier](/printing/hover-barrier-rtr.md) — Creature — Illusion Wall
5. [Cloud Spirit](/printing/cloud-spirit-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Tattered Haunter](/printing/tattered-haunter-sir.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #22
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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