Den Protector
Dragons of Tarkir Promos 181s • rare
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir Promos
- Collector number
- 181s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Viktor Titov
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block it.
Megamorph 1 generic mana green mana (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When this creature is turned face up, return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Den Protector was released in 2015 as part of the Dragons of Tarkir expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set concluded the block's time-travel narrative, which explored a fractured timeline where dragons dominated the plane of Tarkir. The card was specifically printed as a foil rare promo to be distributed through Wizards of the Coast's organized play programs, serving as a reward for participants in local game store events during the set's release window.
The card's artwork was commissioned from Viktor Titov, whose style brings a gritty, tactical aesthetic to the morph-based mechanics of the set. By depicting a cloaked figure capable of excavating discarded resources, the design reinforces the card's mechanical utility as a recurring utility piece. Upon release, the card received significant competitive recognition for its versatility in Constructed formats, particularly its synergy with other cards that manipulated the graveyard or utilized the face-down morph mechanic.
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