First printed in Return to Ravnica (2012)

All 3 prints

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #248, 2025
The List (PLST) #RTR-115, 2024
Return to Ravnica (RTR) #115, 2012

Axebane Guardian

Creature — Human Druid

Defender
tap : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.

In the last 30 days 0.6% of Pauper decks played it (11 of 1908). Most played in Balustrade Spy. In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (4 of 6150). Most played in Arcades, the Strategist.

Combos

101 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite colored mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce…: Axebane Guardian + High Alert
Infinite colored mana, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Axebane Guardian + Staff of Domination
Infinite colored mana: Axebane Guardian + Freed from the Real
Infinite colored mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn…: Axebane Guardian + Umbral Mantle
Infinite colored mana: Axebane Guardian + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana: Axebane Guardian + Gauntlets of Light
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control…: Axebane Guardian + Sword of the Paruns
Infinite colored mana: Axebane Guardian + Crab Umbra
Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases…: Aggravated Assault + Axebane Guardian
Infinite colored mana: Axebane Guardian + Singing Bell Strike

See all 101 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pauper Other periods →

In 11 of 1908 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks

0.6%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

11 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.5

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Balustrade Spy	3.9%	3%
Walls Combo	0.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Saruli Caretaker	100%	22.7
Overgrown Battlement	100%	22.7
Quirion Ranger	100%	10.6
Lead the Stampede	100%	10.0
Winding Way	100%	9.3
Generous Ent	91%	6.6
Orochi Leafcaller	82%	173.5
Freed from the Real	82%	173.5
Shield-Wall Sentinel	82%	173.5
Drift of Phantasms	82%	173.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Walls Combo Raphael Duchon-Doris in the300	6-2 75%
Walls Combo Julien PAQUET in the300	5-3 63%
Walls Combo remi legru in the300	5-3 63%
Walls Combo Eloi in the300	4-4 50%
Walls Combo Ascher Henrikson in From The Vault: Pauper 10 $1K	3-3 50%
Balustrade Spy Jonathan Collins in Pauper Regional Qualifier	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Balustrade Spy MoxlessGuy, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Walls Combo apas72, 25 Oct	4 main	5-0
Balustrade Spy Jonathan Collins, 24 Oct	1 main	#14 2-3
Walls Combo apas72, 14 Oct	4 main	5-0
Walls Combo apas72, 13 Oct	4 main	5-0
Walls Combo Ascher Henrikson, 10 Oct	4 main	#17 3-3
Walls Combo PNascimento, 8 Oct	4 main	#24
Walls Combo Raphael Duchon-Doris, 4 Oct	4 main	#24 6-2

Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days