Jade Guardian
Ixalan 194 • common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Chris Seaman
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.
The River Heralds believe that jade gives weight to their magic.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Jade Guardian was released in 2017 as part of the Ixalan set for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a Mesoamerican-inspired plane populated by dinosaurs, merfolk, and pirates, drawing from themes of exploration and conquest. This specific card represents the River Heralds, the merfolk faction of the plane, designed to provide defensive stability for green-aligned decks by granting hexproof to another creature upon entering the battlefield.
The artwork was illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi, who utilized a lush, vibrant color palette to capture the dense, tropical aesthetic of the River Heralds' territory. The design focuses on the creature's role as a protector within the game's mechanics, emphasizing the synergy between the merfolk and the untamed flora of Ixalan. Upon release, it was widely recognized by players as a functional common-rarity utility piece within the limited draft environment.
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