Magic: The Gathering

Hamato Guardian Stance

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8 • common

Set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Collector number: 8
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: white mana
Type: Instant
Colors: White
Artist: Jason Rainville
Market price: $0.11

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$0.11market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.05 – $0.12 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant card from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set, Hamato Guardian Stance provides players with a reactive tool to influence the flow of the game at a moment's notice. While its status as a common makes it widely accessible to collectors, its inclusion in the collection highlights the thematic focus on defensive discipline within this series.

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What it does

Target creature gets +1/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

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Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Hamato Guardian Stance card was produced as part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card game, a venture intended to expand the reach of the franchise into the tabletop gaming market. Released during a period when the brand was undergoing a significant resurgence in multimedia, the game sought to translate the fast-paced combat and martial arts themes of the Turtles into a strategic, turn-based format.

The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Jason Rainville, who was tasked with capturing the essence of the Hamato Clan's discipline and defensive capability. Rainville’s design utilizes a dynamic, focused composition to emphasize the meditative yet prepared nature of the stance. As a common card, it was widely distributed among the game's initial release sets, serving as a functional utility piece that prioritized thematic consistency and accessibility for players looking to bolster their defensive strategies.

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