Guard Duty
Rise of the Eldrazi 23 • common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Collector number
- 23
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has defender.
"I was told these were standard issue. Do I look standard to you?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Guard Duty was released in April 2010 as part of the Rise of the Eldrazi expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common white enchantment with the aura subtype, it was designed as a functional piece of removal meant to neutralize large threats by stripping them of their ability to attack or block. The set was heavily themed around the emergence of massive, world-ending Eldrazi entities, and this card provided players with a low-cost defensive response to those imposing creatures.
The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a prominent artist whose work has appeared on hundreds of Magic cards. Walker’s depiction captures the aesthetic of a stalwart soldier standing firm in the face of conflict, aligning with the card's mechanical utility. Upon release, it was well-regarded within the limited format for its efficiency and ability to mitigate the momentum of aggressive board states, serving as a staple utility card during the set's competitive cycle.
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