Warden of the Grove
~$1.58 low · ~$5.76 high
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Green. Creature — Hydra
Tarkir: Dragonstorm #166 · Illustrated by Alexander Ostrowski
Tarkir: Dragonstorm #166 · Illustrated by Alexander OstrowskiWhat is Warden of the Grove worth?
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Oracle text
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, it endures X, where X is the number of counters on this creature. (Put X +1/+1 counters on the creature that entered or create an X/X white Spirit creature token.)
2/2
Format legality
All 4 printings of Warden of the Grove
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ptdm #166p· 2025Promorare· Cardmarket €0.84 · €0.88 foil | rare | $1.58 | $1.91 | €0.84€0.88 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ptdm #166s· 2025Promorare· Cardmarket €2.74 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.25 | €2.74 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm tdm #166· 2025rare· Cardmarket €1.56 · €2.69 foil | rare | $1.89 | $2.55 | €1.56€2.69 foil | |
 Tarkir: Dragonstorm tdm #351· 2025BorderlessShowcaserare· Cardmarket €1.65 · €2.96 foil | rare | $3.12 | $5.76 | €1.65€2.96 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2025
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #2,203 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Endure
- Artists
- Alexander Ostrowski, Kevin Glint
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tarkir: Dragonstorm card (#166).
0166 · TDM · R · EN
- 0166Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- TDMSet code for Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
April 4, 2025
You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create a Spirit token as the ability that includes the endure instruction is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.
April 4, 2025
The value of X is determined as the last ability resolves. If Warden of the Grove is no longer on the battlefield at that time, the number of counters on it as it last existed on the battlefield is used to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on the creature that endured or the power and toughness of the Spirit token created.
April 4, 2025
If you can’t put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as an endure ability resolves (for example, if the creature is no longer on the battlefield), you’ll just create a Spirit token.
April 4, 2025
If a noncreature permanent is instructed to endure, the effect is the same. You can put +1/+1 counters on that permanent or create a Spirit token.
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