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Silkguard
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MP
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Silkguard

rare · Instant · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
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Oracle Text

Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures you control.
Auras, Equipment, and modified creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{X}{G}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Silkguard is a cleanly designed protection-and-growth trick that most naturally fits a midrange or tempo game plan, especially in decks that lean on counters, Auras, and Equipment. At instant speed, it can turn a small board into a much harder-to-answer threat by spreading +1/+1 counters across up to X creatures, while also shielding all your Auras, Equipment, and modified creatures from targeted removal for the turn. That means it rewards careful board development: suit up one threat, load counters onto another, then use Silkguard to protect the whole package while pushing damage through or blanking a removal spell. It shines in commander lists built around modified-creature synergies, such as decks with plentiful counters from Conclave Mentor-style effects or equipment-heavy Voltron shells that want a combat-safe window. The card is strongest when you already have board presence, letting you convert mana into both resilience and a sudden tempo swing.

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Character Background

Silkguard is a cleanly designed protection-and-growth trick that most naturally fits a midrange or tempo game plan, especially in decks that lean on counters, Auras, and Equipment. At instant speed, it can turn a small board into a much harder-to-answer threat by spreading +1/+1 counters across up to X creatures, while also shielding all your Auras, Equipment, and modified creatures from targeted removal for the turn. That means it rewards careful board development: suit up one threat, load counters onto another, then use Silkguard to protect the whole package while pushing damage through or blanking a removal spell. It shines in commander lists built around modified-creature synergies, such as decks with plentiful counters from Conclave Mentor-style effects or equipment-heavy Voltron shells that want a combat-safe window. The card is strongest when you already have board presence, letting you convert mana into both resilience and a sudden tempo swing.

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