First printed in Avacyn Restored (2012)
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and can block an additional creature each combat.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Wars are not fought on a single front.
- Illustrated by
- Ryan Pancoast
Vanguard's Shield legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Abilities that allow a creature to block an additional creature are cumulative.
Prices
Paper price: €0.09 / $0.13 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).