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Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
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Pippin, Guard of the Citadel

{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Halfling Soldier

Vigilance, ward {1}

{T}: Another target creature you control gains protection from the card type of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that type.)

"Here do I swear fealty to Gondor, until my lord release me, or death take me."

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VigilanceWard
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR #669)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2023-11-03
Artist
Bartłomiej Gaweł
EDHREC rank
#3,200
Colour identity
{U}{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.42
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Protection

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Mother of Runes 46 %+42.2 %
  2. Boromir, Warden of the Tower 36 %+33.8 %
  3. Ioreth of the Healing House 35 %+32.3 %
  4. Giver of Runes 32 %+29.2 %
  5. Faramir, Prince of Ithilien 32 %+28.7 %
  6. Minas Tirith 29 %+25.1 %
  7. Flowering of the White Tree 23 %+20.8 %
  8. Rivendell 25 %+20.4 %
  9. Keeper of the Accord 23 %+20.2 %
  10. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 24 %+20.0 %
  11. Myrel, Shield of Argive 22 %+19.9 %
  12. Skystrike Officer 20 %+19.0 %
  13. Elspeth, Sun's Champion 21 %+18.1 %
  14. Bastion Protector 21 %+17.8 %
  15. Horn of Gondor 19 %+16.9 %
  16. Prince Imrahil the Fair 21 %+16.6 %
  17. Cathar Commando 19 %+16.5 %
  18. Mentor of the Meek 19 %+16.1 %
  19. Flawless Maneuver 23 %+15.8 %
  20. Sun Titan 26 %+15.6 %
  21. Harbin, Vanguard Aviator 16 %+15.4 %
  22. Minamo, School at Water's Edge 23 %+15.4 %
  23. Odric, Master Tactician 16 %+14.6 %
  24. Sting, the Glinting Dagger 16 %+14.5 %
  25. Patriar's Seal 16 %+14.0 %
  26. Skrelv, Defector Mite 16 %+13.7 %
  27. Enduring Curiosity 19 %+13.5 %
  28. Drumbellower 21 %+13.5 %
  29. Champions of Minas Tirith 14 %+13.3 %
  30. Daxos of Meletis 15 %+13.2 %
  31. Captain of the Watch 14 %+13.0 %
  32. Lavinia, Azorius Renegade 19 %+12.9 %
  33. Lossarnach Captain 14 %+12.2 %
  34. Martial Coup 14 %+12.1 %
  35. Maze of Ith 16 %+11.6 %
  36. Siege Veteran 12 %+11.5 %
  37. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 14 %+11.2 %
  38. Castle Ardenvale 14 %+11.1 %
  39. Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 22 %+11.0 %
  40. Fortified Beachhead 12 %+10.8 %
  41. Bident of Thassa 21 %+10.5 %
  42. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 13 %+10.5 %
  43. Bard, Heir of Girion 13 %+9.9 %
  44. Selfless Squire 11 %+9.3 %
  45. Medomai the Ageless 11 %+9.3 %
  46. Grey Host Reinforcements 10 %+9.2 %
  47. Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel 11 %+9.2 %
  48. Dawn of a New Age 10 %+9.0 %
  49. Faramir, Steward of Gondor 10 %+8.7 %
  50. Odric, Lunarch Marshal 10 %+8.7 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 99 %+3.2 %
  2. Island 99 %+2.9 %
  3. Command Tower 82 %-3.7 %
  4. Sol Ring 72 %-14.3 %
  5. Arcane Signet 66 %-16.6 %
  6. Swords to Plowshares 63 %-5.5 %
  7. Glacial Fortress 63 %-1.5 %
  8. Prairie Stream 60 %-5.5 %
  9. Path to Exile 52 %-1.6 %
  10. Hallowed Fountain 49 %-0.9 %
  11. Mother of Runes 46 %+42.2 %
  12. Counterspell 45 %-8.9 %
  13. Adarkar Wastes 43 %-3.8 %
  14. Port Town 42 %-5.1 %
  15. Deserted Beach 41 %0.0 %
  16. Talisman of Progress 40 %-11.5 %
  17. Dovin's Veto 39 %-0.4 %
  18. Sea of Clouds 39 %-0.5 %
  19. Azorius Signet 38 %-17.4 %
  20. Boromir, Warden of the Tower 36 %+33.8 %
  21. Reliquary Tower 36 %-13.1 %
  22. Ioreth of the Healing House 35 %+32.3 %
  23. Temple of Enlightenment 34 %-2.6 %
  24. Generous Gift 33 %+3.4 %
  25. Arcane Denial 33 %+5.8 %
  26. Supreme Verdict 32 %+3.8 %
  27. Faramir, Prince of Ithilien 32 %+28.7 %
  28. Giver of Runes 32 %+29.2 %
  29. Flooded Strand 32 %-1.6 %
  30. Esper Sentinel 31 %+7.7 %
  31. Azorius Chancery 30 %-4.9 %
  32. Minas Tirith 29 %+25.1 %
  33. Propaganda 29 %+1.4 %
  34. An Offer You Can't Refuse 29 %+0.4 %
  35. Skycloud Expanse 29 %-6.7 %
  36. Negate 28 %+0.1 %
  37. Swiftfoot Boots 28 %+2.2 %
  38. Irrigated Farmland 28 %+6.8 %
  39. Ghostly Prison 27 %+1.9 %
  40. Sun Titan 26 %+15.6 %
  41. Mystic Gate 26 %+1.2 %
  42. Rivendell 25 %+20.4 %
  43. Thought Vessel 25 %-17.9 %
  44. Lightning Greaves 24 %+3.4 %
  45. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 24 %+20.0 %
  46. Minamo, School at Water's Edge 23 %+15.4 %
  47. Flowering of the White Tree 23 %+20.8 %
  48. Teferi's Protection 23 %+7.8 %
  49. Keeper of the Accord 23 %+20.2 %
  50. Hengegate Pathway 23 %+2.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2023-06-16

    You may choose any card type. The ones that may appear in a normal game of Magic are artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery. Supertypes such as legendary and basic may not be chosen. Subtypes such as Halfling, Aura, and Forest also may not be chosen.

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