Hamato Guardian Stance

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Character Background

Hamato Guardian Stance is a deceptively efficient one-mana instant: +1/+3 and flying until end of turn buys combat wins or surprise blocks while Scry 1 turns that trick into real card selection. It best supports tempo and aggressive midrange plans—use it to push through damage with a small attacker or to save a key creature from an unfavorable trade and keep initiative—while also finding a home in light control shells that need cheap interaction and card smoothing. Synergize it with cheap creatures that care about connecting (lifelinkers, damage-triggered value creatures, or token swarms) so a single pump both saves and converts into extra damage or triggers; in limited it's a premier combat trick, in constructed consider 2–4 copies in a 18–22 creature white aggro list. Also pair with evasive or "damage matters" cards so the temporary flying often yields incremental card advantage rather than just a one-off surprise.

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