Guardian Scalelord
March of the Machine Commander 103 • rare
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Collector number
- 103
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Market price
- $3.85
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 2023 as part of the March of the Machine Commander set, a collection of preconstructed decks designed to tie into the overarching Phyrexian invasion storyline of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The card was specifically crafted to support the white-aligned archetypes within these decks, functioning as a high-mana value creature that rewards players for reanimating smaller creatures, reflecting the set's themes of resurrection and unified resistance against the Phyrexians.
The card’s visual identity was brought to life by artist Svetlin Velinov, who has been a consistent contributor to the game's aesthetic for over a decade. In designing the Scalelord, Velinov utilized his signature style to emphasize the creature's formidable, armored dragon aesthetic, aiming to communicate both its defensive role on the battlefield and its thematic connection to the heavy, gold-toned aesthetic associated with the world of New Capenna. It has been well-received by the commander community for its utility in dragon-themed and graveyard-focused strategies.
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