---
name: "Silkguard"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "NEC"
set_name: "Neon Dynasty Commander"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "6dbeeb49-55c6-4ceb-94dd-3e4110dff8c0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/silkguard-nec"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Silkguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures you control.
Auras, Equipment, and modified creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Snakeskin Veil](/printing/snakeskin-veil-otj.md) — Instant
2. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant
3. [Ranger's Guile](/printing/rangers-guile-m15.md) — Instant
4. [Bombadil's Song](/printing/bombadils-song-ltr.md) — Instant
5. [Hapatra's Mark](/printing/hapatras-mark-akh.md) — Instant
6. [Blossoming Defense](/printing/blossoming-defense-ecl.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #29
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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