Bronze Guardian
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Double strike
Ward 2 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Other artifacts you control have ward 2.
Bronze Guardian's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2021-04-16
If a player casts a spell that targets multiple permanents their opponent controls with ward, each of those ward abilities will trigger. If that player doesn't pay for all of them, the spell will be countered.
- 2021-04-16
Once a ward ability has triggered, it doesn't matter if the artifact loses ward (most likely because Bronze Guardian leaves the battlefield in response) before the ability resolves. The controller of the spell or ability will still have to pay 2 or the spell or ability will be countered.
- 2021-04-16
The ability that defines Bronze Guardian's power applies in all zones, not only while it is on the battlefield.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Bronze Guardian, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| Marneus Calgar | 1 | 0 | — |
| Oloro, Ageless Ascetic | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tivit, Seller of Secrets | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Naya 7 decks
- Esper 3 decks
Bronze Guardian price history
The Commander 2021 #13 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $1.47 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | $1.46 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | $1.55 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $1.51 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $1.50 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $1.66 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $1.75 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $1.74 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $1.70 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $1.69 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $1.64 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $1.54 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $1.56 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1.66 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $1.58 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $1.57 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $1.64 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $1.67 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $1.65 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $1.40 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $1.34 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $1.40 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1.37 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1.46 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.51 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1.48 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $1.46 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1.48 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.49 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.56 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.52 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Bronze Guardian
4 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.23
- Foil
- —
- Normal
- $0.67
- Normal
- $1.47
Extended Art
- Normal
- $2.68
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Bronze Guardian. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
