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Guardian Idol

First printed in Fifth Dawn (2004)

All 4 prints

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  • Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #753, 2024
  • Jumpstart (JMP) #467, 2020
  • Iconic Masters (IMA) #216, 2017
  • Fifth Dawn (5DN) #128, 2004

Guardian Idol

Artifact

This artifact enters tapped.
tap: Add Colorless.
2 generic: This artifact becomes a 2/2 Golem artifact creature until end of turn.

Illustrated by
Edward P. Beard, Jr.

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl

Rulings (3)
  • A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its tap abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
  • If Guardian Idol has any +1/+1 counters on it, those counters will remain on it after it stops being a creature. Those counters will have no effect as long as Guardian Idol isn't a creature, but they will apply again if it later becomes a creature.
  • Activating the last ability of Guardian Idol while it's already a creature will override any effects that set its power or toughness to a specific value. Effects that modify power or toughness without setting them to a specific value will continue to apply.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).