---
name: "Vanguard of the Restless"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Néstor Ossandón Leal"
oracle_id: "5564c782-be40-49fc-abc0-6cdcbaaa575a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vanguard-of-the-restless-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vanguard of the Restless
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Spirits you control get +1/+1 for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game.
Whenever a Spirit you control enters, you may pay {2}{W}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Patrician Geist](/printing/patrician-geist-dbl.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
2. [Drogskol Cavalry](/printing/drogskol-cavalry-psoi.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
3. [Spirit of the Spires](/printing/spirit-of-the-spires-rna.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Battleground Geist](/printing/battleground-geist-isd.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [A-Patrician Geist](/printing/a-patrician-geist-mid.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
6. [Gallows Warden](/printing/gallows-warden-isd.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #66
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Néstor Ossandón Leal
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`