---
name: "Vexilus Praetor"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Custodes Warrior"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Aegis of the Emperor", "Vigilance", "Flash"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zezhou Chen"
oracle_id: "e3a65df1-ba3a-4635-a321-8cab9a1f0740"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vexilus-praetor-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vexilus Praetor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Custodes Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Aegis of the Emperor, Vigilance, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Vigilance
Aegis of the Emperor — Commanders you control have protection from everything.

> *Il n'y a pas plus puissant bastion que les Praetors des Adeptus Custodes, les gardes du corps de l'Empereur de l'Humanité.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Baird, Steward of Argive](/printing/baird-steward-of-argive-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Aegis of the Gods](/printing/aegis-of-the-gods-jou.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Affa Protector](/printing/affa-protector-ogw.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
4. [Cliffside Rescuer](/printing/cliffside-rescuer-c19.md) — Creature — Kor Soldier
5. [Bastion Protector](/printing/bastion-protector-msc.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Azorius Knight-Arbiter](/printing/azorius-knight-arbiter-rna.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zezhou Chen
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`