Recruiter of the Guard

Creature — Human Soldier

When Recruiter of the Guard enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (39)

Spirits on Kaalia, Mirror Breaker EDH

1 month ago

matvone,

Agreed the Entomb + Animate Dead ({1}{B}{B}) is less mana intensive than the Buried Alive + Reanimate ({2}{B}{B}). It's much higher risk for sure, I thought about just using the Leonin Relic-Warder instead, but the extra mana slowed it down.

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is a good pull out, along with Avacyn, Angel of Hope were both out from 2020-2024 but I decided to add a combat damage line back in, there both unnecessary angels in here.

Bogardan Hellkite lived in this deck forever, until the Orcish Bowmasters was printed, but it is a great alternative if the focus is the Worldgorger Dragon lines.

Red Dragon does the damage, but it doesn't have Flash so it's not really effective like Orcish Bowmasters or Bogardan Hellkite. Recruiter of the Guard and Imperial Recruiter are also great for finding the Orcish Bowmasters with the combo.

Love Kaalia combo, very cool matvone.

Nicklaffy2302 on White/Blue and Rude All Over

1 month ago

DreadKhan, thank you for the suggestions! I like the look of Recruiter of the Guard, and I'll try to find a place for one or two of them!

DreadKhan on White/Blue and Rude All Over

1 month ago

Have you thought about Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, maybe with Recruiter of the Guard? It's like a nesting egg of weenies, and it's card advantage fwiw.

Crow_Umbra on Watch the Party Die [Primer]

2 months ago

Profet93

• I gave the edge to Giver of Runes for having an additional toughness, and can also protect from colorless, which is a bit niche.

• I addressed this in the Draw & Tutor part of my primer:

"Imperial Recruiter - An excellent option for this deck, especially given the potential for repeat uses. Recruiter of the Guard could be another supplemental option to Imperial Recruiter. She would be able to tutor up 18/34 creatures, with some overlap with the 22/34 that Imperial Recruiter can tutor."

I gave the edge to Imperial Recruiter since it can grab options like Professional Face-Breaker, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Preston, the Vanisher, and Burakos, Party Leader.

• Hall of Heliod's Generosity is more so a contingency in case I recur any of my enchantments. It's niche, but I like it.

• I run Vault of the Archangel in my Mardu/Orzhov aggro decks, espcially if they have the Treasure support in the mid-game to threaten or actually use the activation. It's worked for me before.

Profet93 on Watch the Party Die [Primer]

2 months ago

Crow_Umbra +1

Mother of Runes > Giver of runes?

Recruiter of the Guard - Tutor almost 20% of your deck

Hall of Heliod's Generosity - What do you usually recur?

Vault of the Archangel - Seems expensive to activate. How has it played for you?

Cloudy2024 on Abzan Company Update

4 months ago

you'll want to put in Recruiter of the Guard

bankrupt_on_selling on Myrel, Shield of Argive

4 months ago

Mono white soldiers was the first edh I built 15ish years ago, still have it together today. I'm wanting to update it with some sets I've fallen behind on in the past couple years. Mine is sworded soldiers, all equipment has to be a sword. A couple good ones in mine that could be good for you are Sword of the Animist, (very good ramp in a hard color to ramp in) and Blade of Selves bonkers with cards like Captain of the Watch, or Recruiter of the Guard, etc...

Fluggleshmuggits on Cube Eternal

5 months ago

IN
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Loran of the Third Path
Recruiter of the Guard
White Orchid Phantom
Leyline Binding
Recruitment Officer
Bloodthirsty Adversary
Bomat Courier
Bitter Reunion
Barrowgoyf
Insatiable Avarice
Sheoldred's Edict
Emperor of Bones
Caustic Bronco

OUT
Solemn Recruit
Cathar Commando
Oketra the True
Imposing Sovereign
Faith's Fetters
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Pyromancer's Goggles
Otherworldly Outburst
Thrill of Possibility
Night's Whisper
Painful Truths
Liliana's Triumph
Cabal Interrogator
Pain Seer