Sanguine Guard
~$0.16 low · ~$0.24 high
Black. Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition #9 · Illustrated by Kev Walker
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition #9 · Illustrated by Kev WalkerWhat is Sanguine Guard worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
First strike
: Regenerate this creature.
2/2
"Father of Machines! Your filigree gaze carves us, and the scars dance upon our grateful flesh." —*Phyrexian Scriptures*
Format legality
All 2 printings of Sanguine Guard
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition dde #9· 2010uncommon· Cardmarket €0.14 | uncommon | $0.16 | €0.14 | |
 Urza's Saga usg #155· 1998uncommon· Cardmarket €0.19 | uncommon | $0.24 | €0.19 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #29,153 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike, Regenerate
- Artist
- Kev Walker
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition card (#9).
9
- 9Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Sanguine Guard, read from the Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Sanguine Guard. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Phyrexian, Zombie and Knight are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Kev Walker. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 9 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Artist
- Kev Walker, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- First strikeCR 702.7
- It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.
- RegenerateCR 701.19
- The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage from it, tap it and remove it from combat.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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