Magic: The Gathering

Armory Guard

Return to Ravnica 2 • common

Set: Return to Ravnica
Collector number: 2
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana white mana
Type: Creature
Colors: White
Artist: Karl Kopinski
Market price: $0.07

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$0.07market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.02 – $0.07 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common creature card, the Armory Guard represents the foundational building blocks that fill out a deck's ranks. While its status makes it widely accessible to collectors, its inclusion in the collection adds a functional, illustrative piece of art that reflects the aesthetic of its specific set.

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Card face

What it does

This creature has vigilance as long as you control a Gate.

The Dimir agents watched from the shadows. "Eight hours, and I've yet to see him blink," Nefara hissed. "I suggest we find another way in."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Armory Guard was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica set, a pivotal Magic: The Gathering expansion that revisited the fan-favorite city-plane of Ravnica. Designed as a common creature card, it was crafted to populate the limited draft environment and represent the militant infrastructure of the Boros Legion, one of the ten iconic guilds inhabiting the cityscape.

The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Karl Kopinski, whose style is noted for its gritty, textured approach to fantasy character design. Kopinski aimed to capture the rigid, disciplined aesthetic of the Boros soldiers, emphasizing heavy plate armor and a sense of defensive stability. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, illustrative example of the set's color-coded guild identity, serving as a reliable mechanical piece within the Boros deck archetypes.

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