Guardian Automaton
Magic Origins 227 • common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Collector number
- 227
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
When this creature dies, you gain 3 life.
The wealthy in the city of Ghirapur outfit their lives with grand machines, entrusting even their children to filigree and gears.
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
The Guardian Automaton was released in 2015 as part of the Magic Origins expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed as a common artifact creature, it serves to flesh out the set's mechanical infrastructure, providing players with a straightforward, colorless option that fits into any deck composition. Its inclusion reflects the set's narrative goal of depicting the origin stories of five iconic Planeswalkers, with the artifact representing the modular technology of the world of Kaladesh.
The card features artwork by Joseph Meehan, who emphasized the utilitarian, brass-toned aesthetic typical of Kaladesh's art deco-inspired engineering. The design was intended to provide reliable, middle-of-the-road performance in the Limited format of the game, focusing on a balance of defensive capability and utility. Upon its release, it was recognized by the community as a functional and accessible card, celebrated for its clear, evocative visual storytelling rather than competitive dominance.
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