Guardian of Tazeem
~$0.25 low · ~$3.00 high
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Blue. Creature — Sphinx
Battle for Zendikar #78 · Illustrated by Zack Stella
Battle for Zendikar #78 · Illustrated by Zack StellaWhat is Guardian of Tazeem worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. If that land is an Island, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
4/5
Format legality
All 2 printings of Guardian of Tazeem
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Battle for Zendikar bfz #78· 2015rare· Cardmarket €0.18 · €0.50 foil | rare | $0.25 | $0.69 | €0.18€0.50 foil | |
 Battle for Zendikar Promos pbfz #78s· 2015Promorare· Cardmarket €0.73 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.00 | €0.73 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2015
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #13,330 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Landfall, Flying
- Artist
- Zack Stella
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Battle for Zendikar card (#78).
078 · BFZ · R · EN
- 078Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- BFZSet code for Battle for Zendikar
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
August 25, 2015
The ability tracks the creature, but not its controller. If the creature changes controllers before its first controller's next untap step has come around, then it won't untap during its new controller's next untap step.
August 25, 2015
Guardian of Tazeem's landfall ability can target a creature that's already tapped. If the land that caused it to trigger was an Island, that creature won't untap during its controller's next untap step.
November 8, 2024
A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
November 8, 2024
A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
November 8, 2024
Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
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