Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison
Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #179 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Golem // Land
Mana cost: {4}
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.
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(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)
{T}: Add two mana of any one color.
{4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Power/toughness 4/4 · Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov · Released January 19, 2018
Prices
- Nonfoil: $2.29 USD · €1.18 EUR
- Foil: $2.69 USD · €2.32 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.49 USD (27.2%) to $2.29 USD; low $1.69 USD, high $2.32 USD.
Printings
- Rivals of Ixalan Promos #179s (PRIX) · Rare · 2018 · $2.21 USD foil
- Rivals of Ixalan #179 (this printing) · Rare · 2018 · $2.29 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2018-01-19 · wotc — If Golden Guardian leaves the battlefield before its activated ability has resolved, it won't be returned to the battlefield when the ability resolves.
- 2018-01-19 · wotc — If the target of Golden Guardian's activated ability isn't a legal target as that ability resolves, or if Golden Guardian has left the battlefield, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.
- 2018-01-19 · wotc — Once Golden Guardian's activated ability has resolved, it will return to the battlefield transformed if it dies for any reason in that turn.