| Name | Vanguard of the Restless  |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — spirit knight |
| Description | 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   . If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
| Artist | Néstor Ossandón Leal |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #66 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Vanguard of the Restless, Creature — spirit knight, designed by Néstor Ossandón Leal first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven Commander and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
Vanguard of the Restless would fit best in a **Spirit tribal Commander deck**, especially one that reliably casts its commander multiple times (such as a Spirit commander like *Millicent, Restless Revenant* or any white-based Spirit tribal leader) because its anthem effect scales with repeated commander casts, making it stronger in longer, grindy games; it also synergizes well with token-heavy Spirit builds since its recursion triggers whenever a Spirit enters and can make it resilient to removal. However, its power level depends heavily on how often you recast your commander—without that, it’s underwhelming compared to more consistent anthem effects like *Supreme Phantom*, *Drogskol Captain* (which also grants hexproof and is generally much stronger), or *Empyrean Eagle* in Azorius builds; additionally, repeatable recursion for {2}{W} can be mana-intensive compared to cards like *Sevinne’s Reclamation* or simply stronger standalone threats. Overall, it’s playable in dedicated Spirit t
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