First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm (2025)
Creature — Dragon
Flying, vigilance, trample
This creature has hexproof as long as it hasn't dealt damage yet. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
As the Temur returned to Karakyk during the chill of winter, some shadows overhead were a blessing rather than a threat.
6/5
- Illustrated by
- Joe Slucher
- Watermark
- Temur
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (2)
- If a triggered ability triggers at the same time that Karakyk Guardian deals damage for the first time, targets for that ability are chosen after Karakyk Guardian no longer has hexproof.
- If Karakyk Guardian leaves the battlefield and returns, it’s considered a new object even if it’s represented by the same card. It has hexproof again until it deals damage.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft | 60.2% | +5.1 | +8.4 | 33685 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed | 63.2% | +5.9 | +6.6 | 3532 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen