Card text
{2}: This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
//
(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)
{T}: Add two mana of any one color.
{4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
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Mana cost
{4}
Power / toughness
4/4
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Card text
{2}: This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
//
(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)
{T}: Add two mana of any one color.
{4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Golden Guardian
Golden Guardian (179) is an Artifact Creature — Golem // Land from Rivals of Ixalan (RIX). It costs {4}, has mana value 4 and is a 4/4. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Defender. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 5 more formats.
Rivals of Ixalan is a main expansion, released January 2018. Golden Guardian has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
Defender {2}: This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control. // (Transforms from Golden Guardian.) {T}: Add two mana of any one color. {4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Card details
- Card number
- 179
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan (RIX)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 19 January 2018
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Artifact Creature — Golem // Land
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {4}
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Golden Guardian
Golden Guardian in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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