Ivory Guardians
~$0.18 low · ~$1.66 high
White. Creature — Giant Cleric
Fifth Edition #40 · Illustrated by Adam Rex
Fifth Edition #40 · Illustrated by Adam RexWhat is Ivory Guardians worth?
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Oracle text
Protection from red
Creatures named Ivory Guardians get +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls a nontoken red permanent.
3/3
The elite guard of the Mesa High Priests, the Ivory Guardians, were created to protect the innocent and faithful. Some say their actions are above the law.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Ivory Guardians
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fifth Edition 5ed #40· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.15 | uncommon | $0.18 | €0.15 | |
No image yet Chronicles Foreign Black Border bchr #8· 1995Japaneseuncommon· Cardmarket €1.47 | uncommon | — | €1.47 | |
 Chronicles chr #8· 1995uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 | uncommon | $0.19 | €0.08 | |
 Legends leg #23· 1994uncommon· Cardmarket €1.48 | uncommon | $1.66 | €1.48 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #32,017 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Protection
- Artists
- Adam Rex, Melissa A. Benson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fifth Edition card (#40).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (3)
2009-10-01
The abilities from multiple Ivory Guardians are cumulative. For example, if you control two different Ivory Guardians and an opponent controls a nontoken red permanent, each of your Ivory Guardians will be 5/5.
2009-10-01
The ability of an Ivory Guardians will affect itself as well as all other creatures named Ivory Guardians (not just the ones you control).
2009-10-01
Each ability applies a maximum of once, even if an opponent controls multiple nontoken red permanents or multiple opponents each control a nontoken red permanent.
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