Vanguard's Shield

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +0+3 and can block an additional creature. Equip 3

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
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (13)

griffstick on Equipment with higher toughness boost …

1 year ago

Robe of Stars, Mask of Avacyn, Kite Shield, Slagwurm Armor, Accorder's Shield, Mirror Shield, Vanguard's Shield, Cathar's Shield, Magebane Armor, Healer's Headdress, Screaming Shield, Mirror Shield, Ensouled Scimitar, and Spidersilk Net.

I think that's all of the ones that care about toughness

NTakamura on Equipment with higher toughness boost …

1 year ago

I want to make sure I have a good range of equipment that boost creatures toughness by 2 or more points in mono white. It is a vigilance/bushido deck with some additional blocks. So far I have Commander's Plate Ensouled Scimitar Mask of Avacyn Mirror Shield and Vanguard's Shield

Here is the decklist Golden-Tail Vigilant Forces

AmoeboidChangeling on Black Bulk Deck

2 years ago

whono-scribble The other two cards are very cheap, if someone is selling them where you live, or you can buy them in an LGS one day, I think they'd worth it, but if you don't want to spend, that's also understandable.

I think that of the Equipment you mention, the best would be Vanguard's Shield,since you have a deathtouch theme, if you equip a deathtouch creature with that, you can kill two creatures, while your creature has more chance to stay alive with the toughness boost. You can even trap your opponents by blocking and then giving deachtouch to a creature that doesn't have it.

Why do you need other artifacts in the deck? The only thing I see is that you need mana fixing to flashback Strangling Soot, but there are other ways to do that. One is to replace that card with something better, like Doom Blade, Murder, Last Gasp, Tragic Fall or the black removal everyone's using these days, Cast Down.

If you want to keep it, you can try adding a few Bloodfell Caves or maybe Cave of Temptation or you can try to combo Rakdos Carnarium with either Mortuary Mire or Witch's Cottage.

whono-scribble on Black Bulk Deck

2 years ago

Thank you AmoeboidChangeling!

That’s totally on me for missing that Cranial Plating is banned. I was able to find 3 Barren Moor in my bulk collection, and have swapped them in.

As for the other two cards you’ve suggested, I don’t have either of those but I’ll definitely keep them under consideration.

For swapping out Cranial Plating I’m thinking of reworking the Artifacts in the deck (perhaps more of them?).

For now I’ll replace it with Bladed Bracers, though I think the following could be interesting to try and incorporate: - Sylvok Lifestaff - Vanguard's Shield - Spidersilk Net

thomas9790 on COWABUNGA!!! Turtle power is a great toughness!

4 years ago

what about Slagwurm Armor , Accorder's Shield / Vanguard's Shield , Tree of Redemption , or Agoraphobia

BigDogRemy on Heroes for Hire (defenders)

5 years ago

I would recommend the following cards: Kite Shield, Cathar's Shield, Darksteel Plate, General's Kabuto, Vanguard's Shield, Brave the Sands, Foriysian Interceptor, Builder's Blessing, Castle, Slagwurm Armor, Spidersilk Armor, Tower Defense, Wall of Essence, Wall of Air, Vine Trellis, Vertigo Spawn, Stalwart Shield-Bearers, Snow Fortress, Psychic Membrane, Pride Guardian, Plumeveil, Order of the Stars, Asceticism, Privileged Position, Leyline of Vitality, and I would go with no Planeswalkers and put in The Immortal Sun... Obviously you're not going to put in all of these cards in but now you have some more options

He_Who_Hungers on Sistas of Stone Cold Death

5 years ago

The theme is strong is this one. Awesome deck!

Maybe add a Lure to scrimp on those green babies for SoSD (or something else to let her get through). Although you're kind of already doing the same with Gift of the Deity and Destined / Lead. Alternatively, you could strengthen your game on the other side with Echo Circlet or Vanguard's Shield.

Gattison on Uncle Istvan | pEDH

6 years ago

KayneMarco: As a Pauper EDH deck, you can only use one uncommon creature as the Commander, and only commons in the 99. Unfortunately neither of those two cards were ever printed/released at common, so they wouldn't be legal. =)

As for the deck...

Echo Circlet & Vanguard's Shield for starters. Plus Cathar's Shield, Accorder's Shield also because you want to keep him untapped and able to block as well as attack. There're other vigilance enablers like True-Faith Censer, too.

Bone Saw & Bonesplitter because you don't really care about his Strength. Maybe even things like Unholy Strength and Predator's Gambit.

So I guess I'm thinking voltron. Which would include things like Bladed Pinions, maybe Flayer Husk and Sickleslicer.

Then of course Vault of Whispers and Darksteel Citadel to help justify that Cranial Plating you got there.

Costly Plunder + Ichor Wellspring / Mycosynth Wellspring.

Night's Whisper should be here. you might like Dash Hopes for late game security, but it's probably useless early on.

I'd also recommend a LOT of recursion/reanimation, that way you can just let your commander die, then get 'em back to avoid Commander-tax. Things like Macabre Waltz, Grim Discovery, etc.

Both Exalted creatures, too? Servant of Nefarox and Duty-Bound Dead.

I'm just tossing out ideas, so maybe something there can help get you started! =)