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Vanguard's Shield {2}

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and can block an additional creature each combat. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

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Avacyn Restored

English · 2012-05-04

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Avacyn Restored (released 2012-05-04), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: ce8d9db6-5737-4a1f-ae4e-75821a602784
Oracle ID: bc628018-f5d0-4bd2-91e7-ee4e4a5af9aa
TCGplayer ID: 58995

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