Guardian Scalelord
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, return target nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is this creature's power.
Rulings
5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2023-04-14
If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
- 2023-04-14
The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won't change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.
- 2023-04-14
If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won't gain additional abilities.
- 2023-04-14
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
- 2023-04-14
If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Guardian Scalelord, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betor, Ancestor's Voice | 1 | 1 | — |
| The Ur-Dragon | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Abzan 1 deck
- Five-Color 1 deck
Guardian Scalelord price history
The Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #149 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.34 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.32 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $0.33 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.34 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $0.32 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.33 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.29 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Guardian Scalelord
3 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.
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Normal
- $0.34
Extended Art
March of the Machine Commander
- Normal
- $3.71
March of the Machine Commander
- Normal
- $1.69
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Guardian Scalelord. 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.
