Axebane Guardian
Return to Ravnica 115 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 115
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Defender
tap: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Only a worthy few are permitted within the sentient forest known as Axebane.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Axebane Guardian was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a member of the Selesnya Conclave, one of the ten guilds of the plane of Ravnica, characterized by its focus on communal growth and nature. The card was designed to support the 'defender' mechanic, which encourages players to build a deck around creatures that cannot attack but provide defensive stability or mana acceleration.
The artwork was commissioned from Polish illustrator Slawomir Maniak, who utilized his signature style to depict the guardian as an armored, tree-like entity standing watch over the guild's sprawling garden cities. The design balances the visual motifs of wood and metal to communicate the Selesnya philosophy of harmony between the artificial and the natural, and upon its release, the card became a staple for players focusing on limited-format drafting and specialized defender-themed decks.
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