Guardian Scalelord
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 149 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, return target nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is this creature's power.
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 Scalelord was released in 2021 as part of the Silverquill Statement deck for the Magic: The Gathering Commander set themed around Strixhaven: School of Mages. The set was designed to represent the five colleges of the magical university, with Silverquill focusing on the philosophy of ink, eloquence, and the interplay of light and shadow. The card mechanical design emphasizes the college's reliance on supporting and recurring smaller creatures, reinforcing the theme of leadership and influence within the game's broader academic narrative.
The card features artwork by illustrator Johannes Voss, who utilized the distinctive gothic-academic aesthetic of Strixhaven to depict the draconic entity. Voss employed a rich, ink-drenched color palette to align with the Silverquill visual identity, aiming to convey both the imposing presence of a dragon and the refined, scholarly atmosphere of the institution. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional and flavorful addition to white-aligned graveyard recursion strategies in the Commander format.
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