---
name: "You See a Guard Approach"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mila Pesic"
oracle_id: "49aa87c7-034b-409d-b37f-50db6a42e533"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/you-see-a-guard-approach-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# You See a Guard Approach
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Distract the Guard — Tap target creature.
• Hide — Target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

> *„Sieht so aus, als würden wir Gesellschaft bekommen."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mila Pesic
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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