Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Vanguard's Shield
Avacyn Restored · #223 · common · 2012
Artifact — Equipment
Listings
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Market reference
$0.11
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 223 / 244
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Ryan Pancoast
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2012-05-04
About this card
Mana cost: {2}
Type: 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.)
"Wars are not fought on a single front."
Keywords: Equip
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.11 |
| USD (foil) | $0.41 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.06 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.44 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vanguard's Shield is real?
Vanguard's Shield is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Vanguard's Shield worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vanguard's Shield is $0.11; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Vanguard's Shield from?
Vanguard's Shield is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Avacyn Restored" in the expansion series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Vanguard's Shield?
Vanguard's Shield is a common card in the Avacyn Restored set.
