Glyph Keeper
~$0.21 low · ~$0.50 high
Blue. Creature — Sphinx
Amonkhet #55 · Illustrated by Chris Rahn
Amonkhet #55 · Illustrated by Chris RahnWhat is Glyph Keeper worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn, counter that spell or ability.
Embalm 
(, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Sphinx with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
5/3
Format legality
All 2 printings of Glyph Keeper
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amonkhet akh #55· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.53 foil | rare | $0.30 | $0.21 | €0.13€0.53 foil | |
 Amonkhet Promos pakh #55s· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €0.58 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.50 | €0.58 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #20,949 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Embalm
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Amonkhet card (#55).
055 · AKH · R · EN
- 055Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- AKHSet code for Amonkhet
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- EmbalmCR 702.128
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (5)
2017-04-18
The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
2017-04-18
For each card with embalm, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Amonkhet booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with embalm; you can use the same items to represent an embalmed token as you would any other token.
2017-04-18
The token is a Zombie in addition to its other types and is white instead of its other colors. It has no mana cost, and thus its mana value is 0. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.
2017-07-14
Once you've activated an embalm ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
2017-07-14
If a spell or ability puts a creature card with embalm into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately after that spell or ability resolves. You can activate the creature card's embalm ability before any player can exile it with an effect, such as that of Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.
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