---
name: "Ral's Vanguard"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Vanguard"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CMB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David McDarby"
oracle_id: "2e48b3d1-0853-409d-b455-ef8f4ec492a8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rals-vanguard-cmb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ral's Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Vanguard

## Oracle Text
Requirement — Your starting deck contains only instant, sorcery, and land cards.
Starting hand size +1 Starting life total -5
If an instant or sorcery spell you cast would cause you to draw one or more cards, draw an additional card. If an instant or sorcery spell you cast would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals 1 additional damage to that permanent or player.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ral, Izzet Viceroy](/printing/ral-izzet-viceroy-pana.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
2. [Ral, Caller of Storms](/printing/ral-caller-of-storms-grn.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
3. [Ral, Crackling Wit](/printing/ral-crackling-wit-blb.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
4. [Ral's Outburst](/printing/rals-outburst-war.md) — Instant
5. [Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart](/printing/raff-weatherlight-stalwart-mul.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Ral, Storm Conduit](/printing/ral-storm-conduit-prm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ral

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David McDarby
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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