Golden Guardian
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
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.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2018-01-19
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
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
Once Golden Guardian's activated ability has resolved, it will return to the battlefield transformed if it dies for any reason in that turn.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Golden Guardian, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karn, Legacy Reforged | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Colorless 1 deck
Golden Guardian price history
The Rivals of Ixalan #179 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $1.95 | $2.77 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $1.95 | $2.77 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $1.98 | $2.77 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $2.01 | $2.77 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $2.09 | $2.77 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $2.16 | $2.77 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $2.16 | $2.75 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $2.19 | $2.75 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $2.19 | $2.72 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $2.20 | $2.72 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $2.20 | $2.76 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $2.21 | $2.76 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $2.18 | $2.76 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $2.22 | $2.72 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $2.28 | $2.72 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $2.29 | $2.72 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $2.29 | $2.69 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $2.32 | $2.69 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $2.31 | $2.69 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $2.25 | $2.69 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $2.22 | $2.70 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $2.11 | $2.70 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $2.03 | $2.70 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $2.01 | $2.70 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1.97 | $2.70 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.89 | $2.70 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.80 | $2.70 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.74 | $2.68 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Golden Guardian
2 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.
Rivals of Ixalan
- Normal
- $1.95
- Foil
- $2.77
Promo
Rivals of Ixalan Promos
- Foil
- $2.37
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Golden 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.
