---
name: "Yotian Soldier"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "ATQ"
set_name: "Antiquities"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "645571f1-a775-4834-8b79-8852d38c9587"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yotian-soldier-atq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Yotian Soldier
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance

> *After Kroog was destroyed while most of its defenders were at his side, Urza vowed that none of his allies would ever need to fear for their own defense again, even while laying siege to a city far from their homes.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Affa Protector](/printing/affa-protector-ogw.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Ally
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6. [Sun Sentinel](/printing/sun-sentinel-m19.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Antiquities (ATQ) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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