---
name: "Nettle Guard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Mouse Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Valiant"]
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rob Rey"
oracle_id: "9ac2dcb6-dacc-4fcb-b820-9fc6744ec503"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nettle-guard-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nettle Guard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Mouse Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Valiant

## Oracle Text
Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Heartfire Hero](/printing/a-heartfire-hero-blb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier
2. [Veteran Guardmouse](/printing/veteran-guardmouse-blb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier
3. [Heartfire Hero](/printing/heartfire-hero-blb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier
4. [Mouse Trapper](/printing/mouse-trapper-blb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier
5. [Brave Meadowguard](/printing/brave-meadowguard-yblb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier
6. [Seedglaive Mentor](/printing/seedglaive-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Mouse Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #23
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rob Rey
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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