First printed in Wilds of Eldraine Commander (2023)
Legendary Creature — Human Bard
Whenever Gylwain or another nontoken creature you control enters, choose one —
• Create a Royal Role token attached to that creature.
• Create a Sorcerer Role token attached to that creature.
• Create a Monster Role token attached to that creature.
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- Illustrated by
- Aurore Folny
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (8)
- A permanent can have multiple Roles attached to it if each one is controlled by a different player.
- If two or more Roles controlled by the same player become attached to a permanent at the same time (perhaps due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), that player chooses which one to keep and which are put into their owners' graveyards.
- Some spells and abilities that create Role tokens require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Role token won't be created.
- Hexproof and shroud won't prevent a Role from becoming attached to a permanent if the ability creating that Role attached to that permanent doesn't target it.
- Roles are colorless enchantment tokens. Each one has the Aura and Role subtypes and the enchant creature ability.
- In rare cases, a spell or ability might attempt to create a Role token enchanting a permanent that it can't legally enchant (because of an ability like protection from enchantments). In such cases, the Role token isn't created.
- Cards in the Wilds of Eldraine main set create six different Role tokens: Cursed, Monster, Royal, Sorcerer, Wicked, and Young Hero. A seventh Role token, Virtuous, is created by Ellivere of the Wild Court, the commander of the "Virtue and Valor" Commander Deck.
- If a permanent has more than one Role attached to it controlled by the same player, each of those Roles except the one with the most recent timestamp is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based action.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.58 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
19 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Near-infinite damage, Infinite self-mill…: Blasting Station + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite charge counters on a permanent…: Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director + Spawning Pit
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Bloodthrone Vampire + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director
- Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Guardian of the Forgotten + Gylwain, Casting Director + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss