Guardian Beast
Arabian Nights 26 • rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ken Meyer, Jr.
- Market price
- $615.00
What it does
As long as this creature is untapped, noncreature artifacts you control can't be enchanted, they have indestructible, and other players can't gain control of them. This effect doesn't remove Auras already attached to those artifacts.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Guardian Beast was released in 1993 as part of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield, the set was inspired by the themes and tales of One Thousand and One Nights, marking a significant departure from the core fantasy setting of the original base game. The card served as a mechanical introduction to the concept of protecting one's permanents, reflecting the set's experimental approach to game rules during the infancy of the hobby.
The artwork for Guardian Beast was illustrated by Jesper Myrfors, who served as the game's original art director. Myrfors utilized a distinctive, gritty aesthetic that helped define the visual identity of early Magic cards. The design aimed to convey an imposing, mystical protector, and while the card's complex rules interactions initially made it a niche item in gameplay, it has since become a highly sought-after piece of history due to its limited print run and its status as an iconic artifact of the early nineties gaming boom.
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