AzoriusLegendary Creature — Human SoldierHarbin, Vanguard Aviator
Mana value2Rank#14,387
The Commander
Flying
Whenever you attack with five or more Soldiers, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain flying until end of turn.
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with cheap Soldier tokens and creatures, then attack with five or more Soldiers to trigger Harbin's anthem-and-flying boost for a lethal evasive alpha strike. You spend early turns developing wide with token makers and cost reducers, then close out with one or two big swings.
Strengths
- Cheap two-mana commander that comes down early and rebuilds fast
- Granting flying to your whole team makes blocking nearly impossible for go-wide opponents
- Soldiers is a deep, supported tribe in UW with strong token generators
- White and blue offer excellent protection, board wipes you can play around, and card advantage
Weaknesses
- Heavily reliant on board presence; vulnerable to sweepers like Wrath of God
- The trigger needs five Soldiers attacking, so you need critical mass before it does anything
- Harbin himself is fragile and a removal magnet that the deck wants alive
- Low individual creature power means a stalled board does little without the anthem
Key Cards
- Harbin, Vanguard Aviator — The commander's attack trigger turns a wide Soldier board into a flying, pumped lethal swing.
- Recruiter of the Guard — Tutors any of your key small Soldiers like cost reducers or token engines to the top of your deck.
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — Generates a Human (Soldier-adjacent) token per opponent on attack and grows huge, fueling and benefiting from go-wide swings.
- Brimaz, King of Oreskos — Makes Cat Soldier tokens whenever it attacks or blocks, building your board toward the five-Soldier threshold.
- Captain of the Watch — Drops three Soldier tokens and anthems the rest, instantly pushing you over the trigger count.
- Coppercoat Vanguard — Anthems and protects your Soldiers, making your wide board resilient and harder to interact with.
Upgrade Path
Add more cheap, repeatable Soldier token producers and anthem effects to hit the five-attacker threshold faster, plus protection like Heroic Intervention and Flawless Maneuver to survive sweepers. Tighten the curve and include tutors (Recruiter of the Guard, Ranger of Eos) for consistency, and consider overrun-style finishers or extra-combat enablers like Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice to push more damage. Tron-up mana with Smothering Tithe and efficient ramp so you reload after a board wipe.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Attack with five or more Soldiers and crash in with a +1/+1 flying anthem for lethal combat damage
- ▸Overwhelm with token swarms backed by anthem stackers like Coppercoat Vanguard and Field Marshal
- ▸Evasive alpha strike that opponents cannot block due to mass flying
Archetypes
- Tokens — Harbin rewards flooding the board with Soldier tokens that all gain flying and +1/+1 on attack.
- Tribal Aggro — Soldier-typed creatures with anthems and lords let you build a fast, synergistic offensive board.
- Voltron-lite Go-Wide — You can pivot to buffing one or two evasive Soldiers with auras and equipment if the board stalls.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (UW), by popularity.
